Pakistan Oral Cancer Collaborative: analyzing barriers and obstacles to oral cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in Pakistan

Mariam A. Khokhar; Muhammad Omar Niaz; Adnan Aslam; Hassan Aqeel Khan; Asif Loya; Paul M. Speight; Syed Ali Khurram

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2021.04.058

Pakistan Oral Cancer Collaborative: analyzing barriers and obstacles to oral cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in Pakistan

Mariam A. Khokhar, Muhammad Omar Niaz, Adnan Aslam, Hassan Aqeel Khan, Asif Loya, Paul M. Speight, Syed Ali Khurram^*

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Oral cancer is a global health problem with increasing case numbers worldwide and no significant improvement in prognosis over the last few decades. It is one of the most common cancers and a leading cause of death in Pakistan, although the number reported is significantly underreported owing to the lack of a national cancer repository, and the true magnitude of this challenge is not known. Bilateral discussions and workshops funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund brought together a number of like-minded researchers and clinicians from the United Kingdom and Pakistan to analyze the status quo and plan the future course. This article reviews some of these discussions as well as barriers to oral cancer diagnosis in Pakistan and makes recommendations to investigate the magnitude and develop measures that may help tackle this devastating disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	312-319
Number of pages	8
Journal	Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Volume	132
Issue number	3
Early online date	12 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2021.04.058
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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The authors would like to acknowledge Professor Barry Gibson (Professor in Medical Sociology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield) for his advice and support. Funded by the Global Health Challenges Fund, United Kingdom. The authors would like to acknowledge a QR-GCRF pump priming grant, which allowed bilateral visits between the United Kingdom and Pakistan, facilitating the discussions and work covered in this article.

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In: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Vol. 132, No. 3, 09.2021, p. 312-319.

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