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Oral Cancer Screening (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 07/01/2008
Health Professional Version
Summary of Evidence

Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Oral Cancer Prevention 1 and Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment 2 are also available.

There is inadequate evidence to establish that screening would result in a decrease in mortality from oral cancer.

Description of the Evidence

  • Study Design: Evidence obtained from one randomized controlled trial.
  • Internal Validity: Poor.
  • Consistency: Not applicable.
  • Magnitude of Effects on Health Outcomes: No evidence of benefit or harm.
  • External Validity: Poor.


Table of Links

1http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/prevention/oral/HealthProfessional
2http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/lip-and-oral-cavity/HealthProfessi
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