Ten-year Clinical Trends among 575 Consecutive Oral Cancer Patients at Tokyo Dental College Oral Cancer Center.

Ten-year Clinical Trends among 575 Consecutive Oral Cancer Patients at Tokyo Dental College Oral Cancer Center. Bull Tokyo Dent Coll. 2019 Nov 22;: Authors: Sekikawa S, Kozakai A, Saito H, Kawachi H, Ogane S, Takano M, Nomura T, Katakura A, Shibahara T, Takano N Abstract The facilities comprising Tokyo Dental College (TDC) -the college itself and its medical institutions at Suidobashi, Ichikawa, and Chiba - have been officially recognized as a center for treating oral cancer. The TDC Oral Cancer Center (OCC) was established on April 1, 2006. It provides comprehensive medical care, including that aimed at recovery of postoperative function, such as restoration of stomatognathic function, dysphagia therapy, and placement of maxillary prostheses. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient trends at TDC-OCC over the 10 years following its establishment in order to determine how the safe and high-quality cancer care already provided might be even further improved. Oral cancer patients attending TDC-OCC between April 2007 and March 2017 were investigated. Clinical information was obtained from medical records and analyzed, including that on patient numbers, age, sex, primary site of tumor, clinical stage, and surgery provided. There were 758 new cases, and the number of new cases showed an annual increase. Among the total number of new patients, 575 (75.9%) represented primary cases. The number of operations also showed an increa...
Source: The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Bull Tokyo Dent Coll Source Type: research