Oral and oropharyngeal cancer: time from first symptoms to treatment initiation and associated factors

• Main Authors: Adriana Aparecida Silva da COSTA (Author), Patrícia Carlos CALDEIRA (Author), Alexandre Andrade SOUSA (Author), Jacqueline Domingues TIBÚRCIO (Author), Leonardo de Queiroz Gomes BELLIGOLI (Author), Viviane Bigodeiro dos SANTOS (Author), Pedro Messeder Caldeira BRETAS (Author), Louise Lanna NUNES (Author), Severino Correia do PRADO NETO (Author), Gustavo Waldolato SILVA (Author), João Marcos Arantes SOARES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the time elapsed from first symptoms to the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancer (OOC) and to identify variables associated with treatment delay. This is an observational study with retrospective and prospective data collection. Patients with a di...