Building Community Relations and Promoting Cancer Prevention: An Oral Cancer Screening Event

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 1073-1075
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Straughan ◽  
Philip E. Zapanta ◽  
Joseph F. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Oral Exam ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Oral Cancer Screening

Communities often call upon their university hospitals to help with health screening events. Otolaryngologists can play an important role in prevention and education. We recently evaluated 285 community members at an oral cancer screening event at a community health “expo.” An intake form and oral exam identified 67 with conditions that warranted further evaluation: 16 for dental follow-up; 25 for further ear, nose, and throat (ENT) evaluation; and 26 for primary care follow-up. One patient was identified with laryngeal cancer after referral for dysphonia. The event served to increase awareness of oral cancer among high-risk patients via educational materials and podium presentations. There was a positive effect on our university’s credibility and reputation in the local community. Medical students interested in ENT received valuable supervised hands-on experience. This screening event identified opportunities for collaboration with local dental societies and primary care physicians for prevention and early detection of oral cancer.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Brigade-Style, Multiphasic Cancer Screening in Rural Honduras

2020 ◽  
pp. 453-461
Author(s):  
Kathleen Doyle Lyons ◽  
Linda S. Kennedy ◽  
Ethan P.M. Larochelle ◽  
Gregory J. Tsongalis ◽  
H. Sarahi Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Rural Location ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Post Test

PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of brigade-style, multiphasic cancer screening in Honduras, exploring data from 3 screening events that each tested for multiple cancers on single occasions. METHODS This series of 3 studies each used a single-arm, post-test–only design to explore the feasibility of implementing multiphasic, community-based cancer screening at the same rural location in 2013, 2016, and 2017. The 2013 event for women screened for 2 cancers (breast and cervix), and the 2016 event for women screened for 3 cancers (breast, cervix, and thyroid). The 2017 event for men screened for 5 cancers (skin, prostate, colorectal, oropharynx, and testes). RESULTS Totals of 473 and 401 women participated in the 2013 and 2016 events, respectively, and 301 men participated in the 2017 event. Staffing for each event varied from 33 to 44 people and relied primarily on in-country medical students and local community members. High rates (mean, 88%) of compliance with referral for follow-up testing at clinics and primary care facilities were observed after the screening events. CONCLUSION The multiphasic, community-based approach proved feasible for both women and men and resulted in high rates of compliance with follow-up testing. This approach appears highly replicable: it was conducted multiple times across the years with different screening targets, which could be further scaled elsewhere using the same technique.

scholarly journals Oral Cancer Screening: Past, Present, and Future

2021 ◽  
pp. 002203452110147
Author(s):  
S. Warnakulasuriya ◽  
A.R. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Health Care Resources ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Oral Cancer Screening ◽  
New Research

Oral cancer is a major public health problem, and there is an increasing trend for oral cancer to affect young men and women. Public awareness is poor, and many patients present with late-stage disease, contributing to high mortality. Oral cancer is often preceded by a clinical premalignant phase accessible to visual inspection, and thus there are opportunities for earlier detection and to reduce morbidity and mortality. Screening asymptomatic individuals by systematic visual oral examinations to detect the disease has been shown to be feasible. A positive screen includes both oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders. We review key screening studies undertaken, including 1 randomized clinical trial. Screening of high-risk groups is cost-effective. Strengths and weaknesses of oral cancer screening studies are presented to help guide new research in primary care settings and invigorated by the prospect of using emerging new technologies that may help to improve discriminatory accuracy of case detection. Most national organizations, including the US Preventive Services Task Force, have so far not recommended population-based screening due a lack of sufficient evidence that screening leads to a reduction in oral cancer mortality. Where health care resources are high, opportunistic screening in dental practices is recommended, although the paucity of research in primary care is alarming. The results of surveys suggest that dentists do perform oral cancer screenings, but there is only weak evidence that screening in dental practices leads to downstaging of disease. Where health care resources are low, the feasibility of using primary health care workers for oral cancer screening has been tested, and measures indicate good outcomes. Most studies reported in the literature are based on 1 round of screening, whereas screening should be a continuous process. This review identifies a huge potential for new research directions on screening for oral cancer.

scholarly journals Oral cancer screening at workplace in India-one-year follow-up

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
PA Uplap ◽  
P Majumdar ◽  
PS Rane ◽  
AM Avasare ◽  
VA Dhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Oral Cancer Screening ◽  
One Year
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