PREVENTION OF ORAL CANCER

口腔软组织病变、癌前病变和癌症是最常见的 严重的，在口腔癌危及生命的情况下，口腔 条件。其中许多情况的风险因素是 明确被确认为与医疗条件和 接受治疗，并有烟酒等高危行为 使用。为此，这些条件和导致这些条件的风险是 明确健康促进目标。该处现正积极追查 确定知识、观点和观点的相关性的研究 与这些口腔状况相关的练习，并将重点放在 干预研究可以改进策略，以减少 这些情况及相关风险的发生率和流行率 行为。工作人员分析了1990年和1992年NHIS的数据 了解口腔癌的风险、体征和症状，并有 做过口腔癌筛查检查。1990年的分析是 以贾达出版的一份手稿为基础。工作人员正在协作 与马里兰大学的一组研究人员 弗吉尼亚州关于全州范围内的知识、观点和 公众和医疗服务提供者在口腔方面的做法 癌症。此外，对牙科和医学院的全国性调查 评估口腔癌患者的危险因素已被 指挥。工作人员一直积极参加机构间的口头论坛。 癌症和相关的危险行为一直被认为是 研究和计划需求。

Oral soft tissue lesions, precancerous and cancers are among the most serious, and in the case of oral cancer life-threatening, oral conditions. The risk factors for many of these conditions are clearly identified as comorbidities with medical conditions and treatments and with high risk behaviors such as tobacco and alcohol use. To that end, these conditions and the risks leading to them are clear targets for health promotion. The Branch is actively pursuing research which identifies correlates of knowledge, opinions and practices associated with these oral conditions and brings focus to intervention research which could improve strategies to reduce the incidence and prevalence of these conditions and associated risk behaviors. Staff have analyzed the 1990 and 1992 NHIS data regarding knowledge of the risks, signs, and symptoms of oral cancer and having had oral cancer screening examinations. The 1990 analyses were the basis of a manuscript published in JADA. Staff are collaborating with a group of researchers at the University of Maryland and Virginia regarding a statewide study of the knowledge, opinions and practices of the public and health care providers regarding oral cancer. In addition, national surveys of dental and medical schools assessing risk factors of patients for oral cancer have been conducted. Staff have been active in interagency forums on oral cancer and associated risk behaviors which have been held to identify research and program needs.