In a resource-limited setting, oral visual screening may reduce oral cancer mortality
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Sankaranarayanan R, Ramadas K, Thomas G, et al. Lancet 2005;365(9475):1927-33.
Level of Evidence
2b
Purpose/Question
The authors sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based screening program in reducing oral cancer mortality.
Source of Funding
Government: Primary source: International Association for Research on Cancer (IARC; Lyon, France); Additional funding: Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF; UK)
aResearch Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Children's Craniofacial Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (M2-8), Box 359300 (M2-8), Seattle, WA 98105-0371
bPhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Box 357236, Seattle, WA 98195
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