A report of comprehensive oral cancer screening from primary to tertiary level in Pratai, Non Sung, Non Thai and Phra Thongkham District in Nakhonratchasima province.

Authors

  • Sumet Kankrasang Nakhonratchasima Provincial Public Health Office

Keywords:

Oral Cancer screening, Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders, OPMDs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identified a model of oral cancer screening program and reporting the prevalence and incidence of pre-cancerous lesions and oral cancers, as well as related risk factors in the population of Pratai, Non Sung, Non Thai and Phra Thongkham districts, Nakhon Ratchasima province. By using secondary data from the Web Database: ORAL CANCER Mahidol University, which was allowed to access the data and select the relevant report menu to analyze using statistics such as frequency, average, percentage.

The results show that a population-based screening program for oral cancer with selective in risk-contact individuals aged  40 years. A total of 102,977 individuals were targeted as the eligible population for risk contact screening was conducted in communities of 4 districts, with an average age of 60.5 years, and found 58,498 (56.8 %) individuals with risk factors. There were 32,486 (55.5 %) participants who co-operated for oral lesions screening by dental nurse in primary health care unit. In total, 737 (2.3%) participants had a positive screening or suspected were referred to the next level of screening, of these, 474 (64.3%) participated in screening for oral cancer lesions by specialized dentist team. The most common area for oral lesions were buccal mucosa (40 %) and tongue (25.8 %). The clinical identification as oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) in 81 individuals, with a prevalence of 2.5 per 1000 screened population. Seven persons were diagnosed with oral cancer, with the overall incidence of oral cancer in was 0.2 per 1000 screened population. The most common characteristics of OPMDs lesions were erythroleukoplakia (9.3 %) and leukoplakia (7 %). The most common risk factors for OPMDs were smoking or used to smoke ( 55.5%), followed by smoking and chewing betel nut, smoking and alcohol drinking, respectively. 

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2022-09-27

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Kankrasang S. A report of comprehensive oral cancer screening from primary to tertiary level in Pratai, Non Sung, Non Thai and Phra Thongkham District in Nakhonratchasima province. journalkorat [internet]. 2022 Sep. 27 [cited 2026 Jan. 27];8(1):153-64. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journalkorat/article/view/257488