Detection of very early oral cancers in Puerto Rico

Douglas E. Morse; Walter J. Psoter; Taína De La Torre Feliciano; Gustavo Cruz; Nayda Figueroa

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.118679

Detection of very early oral cancers in Puerto Rico

Douglas E. Morse, Walter J. Psoter, Taína De La Torre Feliciano, Gustavo Cruz, Nayda Figueroa

Epidemiology and Health Promotion

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Abstract

We evaluated a possible disparity in the detection of very early oral cancers in Puerto Rico relative to the United States. The percentage of in situ (noninvasive) cases among all oral cancer cases was calculated separately for Puerto Rico and the United States using population-based cancer registry data (1992-2001). In situ cancers constituted 1.2% of oral cancer cases in Puerto Rico and 3.4% in the United States (P<.001). These findings suggest a disparity in very early oral cancer detection in Puerto Rico compared with the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1200-1202
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	98
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.118679
State	Published - Jul 1 2008

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