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Clinicians have multiple options at every step in the comprehensive care of oral cancer from diagnosis, treatment, reconstruction, and rehabilitation and surveillance. To guide the clinicians to choose a specific management option, there exist several well-defined guidelines. As with any guidelines, the management options change constantly with improved understanding of cancer and varies with individual patient needs. Therefore, these guidelines though can give a generalized recommendation; it needs to be constantly updated and tailored to an individual patient. This individualized treatment plan is best through a multidisciplinary tumor board or clinic, which is the cornerstone of optimal oncology practice. Though individual clinicians have to take responsibility in the care of a specific aspect treatment, the overall care plan is best developed by the multidisciplinary team. This should be made before initiation of treatment.
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Thankappan, K., Kuriakose, M.A. (2017). General Principles and Management Guidelines in Oral Cancer. In: Kuriakose, M. (eds) Contemporary Oral Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14917-2_3
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