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The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.

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Improving Oral Health: Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers

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These interventions aim to detect pre-cancers and cancers of the mouth and throat early in their development. Approaches include education and medical examination, among other things.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists the intervention reviewed by the Community Guide, with a summary of the Task Force finding (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Population-Based Interventions for Early Detection Insufficient Evidence
June 2000

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Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation:
Guide to Community Preventive Services. Improving oral health: oral and pharyngeal cancers. www.thecommunityguide.org/oral/cancers.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.