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This chapter describes concepts and methods on how to assess the distribution of oral cancer in the population, its forms of measurement, and associated factors. The text reviews methodological resources for measuring the disease burden: the definition, estimation, and adjustment of incidence and death rates. Quantitative parameters described here include the assessment of patient survival and quality of life. This chapter summarizes the intense effort of researchers worldwide in search of new clues on etiological factors and mechanisms, thus instructing opportunities for prevention and improved prognosis.

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    Tatiana Natasha Toporcov

  3. Department of Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Maria Gabriela Haye Biazevic

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Antunes, J.L.F., Toporcov, T.N., Biazevic, M.G.H., Conway, D.I. (2021). Oral Cancer. In: Peres, M.A., Antunes, J.L.F., Watt, R.G. (eds) Oral Epidemiology. Textbooks in Contemporary Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50123-5_11

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