Molecular Predictors in the Early
Diagnosis of Oral Cancer
Published: May 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2983
S. Rajkumari, J. Sathiyajeeva, C. Santhosh Kumar, P. M. Sunil, B. Thayumanavan
1. Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Sathyabama
University Dental College and Hhospital, Chennai, India.
2. Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology,
Thaimugambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,
India.
3. Associate professor, Department of oral pathology, Sri
Ramakrishna dental college and hospital, Coimbatore,
India.
4. Professor and H.O.D, Department of Oral pathology, Rajah
Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University,
Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. S. Rajkumari,
Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology,
Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital,
Chennai, India.
Phone: 08122619788
E-mail: dr.rajkuamari@yahoo.com
Human beings are being subjected to a variety of disease processes, a majority of which can be cured. However, cancer remains an endangering disease that affects various body parts. Though cancers can be prevented by various therapeutic modalities, the patient survival and the prognosis are questionable, as they are detected at very late stages. The aim of improving the prognosis lies in an early detection of the cancer, which can be brought about by an analysis of the changes in the cellular biomolecules.
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