Detection and Management of Oral Cancer

Course Fee: $150          30 day early registration: $135     Registration limited
CDE Credits: 4

Saturday, October 12, 2024
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM   Pacific Time

Oral cancer is one of the ten most frequent cancers worldwide and in the USA. Its incidence is approximately 2-3% of all malignant neoplasms and has one of the lowest survival rates of about 50% over a 5-year period. Oral cancer most often appears clinically as a precancer lesion which then progresses to cancer.

Lecture Topics

• Clinical presentation of oral precancer lesions and its progression to cancer
• Importance of screening and early detection
• New non-invasive diagnostic tools
• Management of precancer lesions
• Management of oral complications of cancer therapy