Tongue cancer primary prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of tongue cancer include avoiding the use of tobacco and excessive use of alcohol. Main methods for prevention are natural components such as: vitamin A, vitamin E, and beta-carotene because they are rich in trace elements and antioxidants. There is a protective effect of diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables to reduce the incidence of leukoplakia. There is no effective oral cancer screening program either a general or a selected high-risk population for oral cancer in the United States. Screening high-risk individuals in developing countries could be an effective prevention strategy that lowered the stage of oral cancer at diagnosis and improved 5-year survival.

• Tongue cancer screening is not standard procedure for a health assessment.^[1]
• There is no effective oral cancer screening program either a general or a selected high-risk population for oral cancer in the United States.
• Screening high-risk individuals in developing countries could be an effective prevention strategy that lowered the stage of oral cancer at diagnosis and improved 5-year survival.^[2]
• Screening subjects in the subgroup who used tobacco or alcohol reduced the mortality rate from oral cancer.^[3]

• Avoiding known risk factors such as the use of tobacco and excessive use of alcohol is the best method of tongue cancer prevention.^[4]
• Main methods for prevention are natural components such as: vitamin A, vitamin E, and beta-carotene beacuse they are rich in trace elements and antioxidants.^[5]
• There is a protective effect of diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables to reduce incidence of leukoplakia.^[6]
• Toxicity of isotretinoin is the main side effect, particularly in patients treated with doses higher than 2 mg/kg per day.
• Patients treated at the lower dose level (1 mg/kg per day) had less toxicity and did not require dose reduction.^[7]

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