abstract: 'Cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality

  today. It is estimated that around 43\% of cancer deaths are due to

  tobacco use, unhealthy diets, alcohol consumption, inactive lifestyles

  and infection. Low-income and disadvantaged groups are generally more

  exposed to avoidable risk factors such as environmental carcinogens,

  alcohol, infectious agents, and tobacco use. These groups also have less

  access to the health services and health education that would empower

  them to make decisions to protect and improve their own health.

  Oro-pharyngeal cancer is significant component of the global burden of

  cancer. Tobacco and alcohol are regarded as the major risk factors for

  oral cancer. The populationattributable risks of smoking and alcohol

  consumption have been estimated to 80\% for males, 61\% for females, and

  74\% overall. The evidence that smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer was

  confirmed recently by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

  Studies have shown that heavy intake of alcoholic beverages is

  associated with nutrient deficiency, which appears to contribute

  independently to oral carcinogenesis. Oral cancer is preventable through

  risk factors intervention. Prevention of HIV infection will also reduce

  the incidence of HIV/AIDS-related cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma and

  lymphoma. The WHO Global Oral Health Programme is committed to work for

  country capacity building in oral cancer prevention, inter-country

  exchange of information and experiences from integrated approaches in

  prevention and health promotion, and the development of global

  surveillance systems for oral cancer and risk factors. The WHO Global

  Oral Health Programme has established a global surveillance system of

  oral cavity cancer in order to assess risk factors and to help the

  planning of effective national intervention programmes. Epidemiological

  data on oral cancer (ICD-10: C00-C08) incidence and mortality are stored

  in the Global Oral Health Data Bank. In 2007, the World Health Assembly

  (WHA) passed a resolution on oral health for the first time in 25 years,

  which also considers oral cancer prevention. The resolution WHA60 A16

  URGES Member states-To take steps to ensure that prevention of oral

  cancer is an integral part of national cancer-control programmes, and to

  involve oral-health professionals or primary health care personnel with

  relevant training in oral health in detection, early diagnosis and

  treatment;The WHO Global Oral Health Programme will use this statement

  as the lead for its work for oral cancer control

  www.who.int/oral\_health. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Petersen, PE (Corresponding Author), WHO, Global Oral Hlth Programme,
  20 Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.

  WHO, Global Oral Hlth Programme, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.'
author: Petersen, Poul Erik
author-email: petersenpe@who.int
author_list:
- family: Petersen
  given: Poul Erik
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.05.023
eissn: 1879-0593
files: []
issn: 1368-8375
journal: ORAL ONCOLOGY
keywords: 'Cancer epidemiology; Chronic disease risk factors; Oral cancer

  intervention; Oral cancer surveillance; National cancer policy; World

  Health Organization'
language: English
month: APR-MAY
number: 4-5
number-of-cited-references: '15'
pages: 454-460
papis_id: ad40641b6fc80c4565e7af0224653406
ref: Petersen2009oralcancer
tags:
- review
times-cited: '371'
title: Oral cancer prevention and control - The approach of the World Health Organization
type: article
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volume: '45'
web-of-science-categories: Oncology; Dentistry, Oral Surgery \& Medicine
year: '2009'