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，并且在口腔癌危及生命的情况下，口腔状况。 许多这些疾病的风险因素被明确确定为 合并症与医疗条件和治疗以及高风险 吸烟和饮酒等行为。 为此，这些条件 以及导致这些疾病的风险是促进健康的明确目标。 的 分支正在积极开展研究， 与这些口腔疾病相关的知识、观点和实践 并将重点放在干预研究上， 降低这些疾病的发病率和患病率以及相关的 风险行为 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， 口腔癌筛查 这些分析是一个 手稿发表在JADA。 工作人员正在与一组 马里兰州大学的研究人员就一项全州范围的研究， 公众和卫生保健的知识、意见和做法 口腔癌相关的医疗服务提供者，牙科和医学院调查 评估口腔癌患者的风险因素。 工作人员 积极参加关于口腔癌和相关风险的机构间论坛 为确定研究和项目需求而采取的行为。

Oral soft tissue lesions, precancers 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 analysed the 1990 and 1992 NHIS data regarding knowledge of the risks, signs, and symptoms of oral cancer and having had oral cancer screening examinations. These analyses were the basis of a manuscript published in JADA. Staff are collaborating with a group of researchers at the University of Maryland regarding a statewide study of the knowledge, opinions and practices of the public and health care providers regarding oral cancer, survey of dental and medical schools regarding assessing risk factors of patients for oral cancer. Staff have been active in interagency forums on oral cancer and associated risk behaviors which have been held to identify research and program needs.