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Digital possibilities in the prevention and early detection of oral cancer in the WHO South-East Asia Region / Om Prakash Kharbanda;Anupama Ivaturi;Harsh Priya;Gampo Dorji;Shalini Gupta

Tác giả : Om Prakash Kharbanda;Anupama Ivaturi;Harsh Priya;Gampo Dorji;Shalini Gupta

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia

Năm xuất bản : 2019

Chủ đề : 1. Tobacco. 2. Journal / periodical articles.

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Cancers of the lip and oral cavity are the most common cancers among men in the World HealthOrganization (WHO) South-East Asia Region. Most cancers of the oral cavity are attributable totobacco smoking, smokeless tobacco use and areca-nut product use, alone or in combination, andexcessive consumption of alcohol. These risk factors are highly prevalent in parts of the region. Thispaper outlines an integrated framework for oral cancer prevention, which includes a strengthenedprimary health-care workforce, enhanced community engagement and a positive policy environment.Operationalizing this framework could be greatly facilitated by the application of digital technologies.Robust evidence exists for the effectiveness of using appropriately trained primary health-care workersto screen for oral cancer by oral visual examination; this can be combined with counselling for riskbehaviourmodification as part of an overall strategy on noncommunicable diseases. This needs to besupported by greater overall community engagement, for example to tackle low levels of awarenessof the harmful effects of smokeless tobacco and areca-nut products. A strong policy environment thatsupports and promotes these efforts is essential, along with the enforcement of the measures requiredby the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Despite the burden of disease, oral cancerhas been a neglected area of public health. This paper considers how the positively disruptive effectsof digital technology may enable much-needed acceleration in prevention and control efforts.
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