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Avances en Odontoestomatología
On-line version ISSN 2340-3152Print version ISSN 0213-1285
Abstract
GARCIA GARCIA, V; GONZALEZ-MOLES, MA and BASCONES MARTINEZ, A. Bases moleculares del cáncer oral: Revisión bibliográfica. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2005, vol.21, n.6, pp.287-295. ISSN 2340-3152.
Oral cancer represents 2%-4% of the all types of cancer that are diagnosed with an annual increment of 5000 new cases per year, and it´s related to the variety that exist in the different geographical areas. Histologically, escamous cell carcinoma or epidermal carcinoma is the most common tumour found in the oral cavity. The dentist has a very important role about primary prevention (by promoting a health life style ) and about secondary prevention( early diagnose) of oral cancer. To simplify the knowledge of molecular bases of oral cancer we will use diagrams to clarify this disturbing and unknown illnesses.
Keywords : Oral cancer; epidermal cancer; tumour suppression genes; oncogenes.