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Hugh A J Kim1, Kristina Dahlstrom2, Erich M Sturgis3
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada.
Abstract:
A good cancer screening program utilizes accurate, cost-effective methods targeted at a high-risk population to enable effective interventions in treatment and prevention. The US Preventative Services Task Force does not recommend oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) screening in asymptomatic adults by primary care physicians. South and Southeast Asians may represent a targetable population for oral cavity screening examinations given their proportionally higher prevalence of tobacco chewing. Otolaryngologists must support human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. A potential screening paradigm for HPV-related OPC may involve screening high-risk subjects using biofluid-based biomarkers, comprehensive head and neck and anogenital examination, and imaging.
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