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Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman

OBJECTIVES: The prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) depends substantially on disease stage at the time of diagnosis. Unfortunately, the majority of HNC patients present at relatively late stages. In Oman, a national screening campaign was conducted to increase public awareness of HNC and encoura...

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Autores principales: Al-Dhahli, Zaina, Al-Sheibani, Salma M., Al-Kalbani, Faisal, Hyder, Jamil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7328845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655909
http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.007
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author Al-Dhahli, Zaina
Al-Sheibani, Salma M.
Al-Kalbani, Faisal
Hyder, Jamil
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Al-Sheibani, Salma M.
Al-Kalbani, Faisal
Hyder, Jamil
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description OBJECTIVES: The prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) depends substantially on disease stage at the time of diagnosis. Unfortunately, the majority of HNC patients present at relatively late stages. In Oman, a national screening campaign was conducted to increase public awareness of HNC and encourage early detection. This study aimed to report the outcomes of that campaign. METHODS: The campaign took the form of biannual events conducted at a tertiary care centre and in public malls in Muscat, Oman from April 2015 to July 2019. Data were collected from participants using the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance screening form. Otolaryngologists and oral maxillofacial surgeons performed a thorough physical evaluation of the head and neck region. RESULTS: Of the 1,500 individuals visiting the hospital and malls during the campaign events, a total of 509 agreed to undergo screening (response rate: 33.9%). Of these, 12.8% had positive screening results and 5.9% required further evaluation. However, none of the cases with suspicious findings were found to be malignant after a thorough evaluation. Overall, 16.9% of the participants were aware of the early signs of HNC; in addition, 5.5% knew how to perform an oral self-examination. CONCLUSION: Screening is a simple and safe method for the prevention and early detection of HNC. Mass screening and public awareness programmes may help to reduce the burden of this disease in Oman.
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spelling pubmed-73288452020-07-10 Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman Al-Dhahli, Zaina Al-Sheibani, Salma M. Al-Kalbani, Faisal Hyder, Jamil Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J Clinical & Basic Research OBJECTIVES: The prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) depends substantially on disease stage at the time of diagnosis. Unfortunately, the majority of HNC patients present at relatively late stages. In Oman, a national screening campaign was conducted to increase public awareness of HNC and encourage early detection. This study aimed to report the outcomes of that campaign. METHODS: The campaign took the form of biannual events conducted at a tertiary care centre and in public malls in Muscat, Oman from April 2015 to July 2019. Data were collected from participants using the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance screening form. Otolaryngologists and oral maxillofacial surgeons performed a thorough physical evaluation of the head and neck region. RESULTS: Of the 1,500 individuals visiting the hospital and malls during the campaign events, a total of 509 agreed to undergo screening (response rate: 33.9%). Of these, 12.8% had positive screening results and 5.9% required further evaluation. However, none of the cases with suspicious findings were found to be malignant after a thorough evaluation. Overall, 16.9% of the participants were aware of the early signs of HNC; in addition, 5.5% knew how to perform an oral self-examination. CONCLUSION: Screening is a simple and safe method for the prevention and early detection of HNC. Mass screening and public awareness programmes may help to reduce the burden of this disease in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences 2020-05 2020-06-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7328845/ /pubmed/32655909 http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.007 Text en © Copyright 2020, Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, All Rights Reserved This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) .
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Al-Dhahli, Zaina
Al-Sheibani, Salma M.
Al-Kalbani, Faisal
Hyder, Jamil
Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman
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title_fullStr Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman
title_full_unstemmed Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman
title_short Outcomes of the National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Campaign in Oman
title_sort outcomes of the national head and neck cancer awareness and screening campaign in oman
topic Clinical & Basic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7328845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32655909
http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.02.007
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