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<p>Oral cancer: part I<br>Lieutenant Steven Marc Stokes, DC, USNR and Commander James Castle, DC, USN<br><br>Introduction<br>In the United States, cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx represent approximately 3% of all malignancies. An estimated 30,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year, and about half of them will eventually die of the disease. Over 90% of these tumors are squamous cell carcinomas which arise from the oral mucosal lining. Ironically, while most oral cancers are mucosal lesions, and theoretically readily detectable upon exam, they are often not detected until a late stage. Subsequently, the survival rate for oral cancer has remained relatively unchanged over the past three decades.
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<br>Subjects: Carcinoma; Squamous Cell ; Mouth Mucosa ; Mouth Neoplasms</div>
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U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School</div>
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