Amanda Phoon Nguyen

Nov 8, 20191 min

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Updated: Mar 15, 2020

Article in the Medical Forum on #oralsquamouscellcarcinoma.


 
Key Messages:
 
•Five-year survival in oral cancer is approximately 50% for all anatomical sites and stages
 
•The poor prognosis is largely due to its frequent diagnosis at an advanced stage, making early detection vital.
 
•View an oral mucosal lesion persisting beyond two weeks with a degree of suspicion.

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