The Current State of Global Awareness and Knowledge on Oral Cancer: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Limited public knowledge of oral cancer often results in late-stage diagnosis, contributing to its status as a global health burden. This narrative review aims to systematically pool gather evidence on current information sources and current state of awareness and knowledge on definition, risk factors, clinical features, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer, to identify knowledge gaps and public health implications.

Methods

This narrative review relied on secondary data obtained from relevant literature obtained from PubMed, Google Scholar, and websites of reputable health organizations. Only those literatures published in English were utilized, and most of them were published within the past 5 years to ensure that the evidence synthesised i

SUBMITTER: Kanmodi KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12916887 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature