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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 7/2022

22-03-2022 | Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: The Pursuit of Prognostic Factors to Fine-Tune Treatment Decisions in Patients with Oral Cavity Carcinoma

Authors: José F. Carrillo, MD, Alejandro Avilés-Salas, MD, Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, MD, Gabriela Figueroa-González, MD, PhD, Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, MD, MSc

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 7/2022

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (SCCOC) is associated with smoking and alcoholism, as with microbiota and oral hygiene habits. At present, the role of the human papilloma virus as an etiological agent in SCCOC is poorly understood.1 A solid definition of prognostic factors, other than the TNM staging system, has not been widely recognized to allow fine-tuning patient prognoses and, consequently, the requirements for therapy intensification or deescalation. …
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Title
ASO Author Reflections: The Pursuit of Prognostic Factors to Fine-Tune Treatment Decisions in Patients with Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Authors
José F. Carrillo, MD
Alejandro Avilés-Salas, MD
Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, MD
Gabriela Figueroa-González, MD, PhD
Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, MD, MSc
Publication date
22-03-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11598-x

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