The Past, Present & Future of Oral Cancer Therapies
Saturday, May 11, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: 337
CE Credits: 1.5
The landscape of oral cancer therapy hadn’t seen many significant changes until recent years. Refinements in radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical procedures have provided incremental improvements over the last several decades, but it was the approval of targeted therapies and immunotherapies around the turn of the century that has promised to revolutionize how we treat oral cancers. Have these new technologies lived up to that promise? And what can we expect going forward? In this lecture, we will review the history of oral cancer treatments and look ahead to the promises and potential pitfalls of future therapies. We will also review clinical examples of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) to help you better recognize oral cancers in your practice.
Learning Objectives:
Summarize a brief history and the current state of oral cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatments (eg. chemo, radiation, surgery).
Discuss fundamentals of the HPV vaccine and how it can prevent oral and other cancers.
Review examples of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and learn how to recognize them with greater confidence in your clinic or practice.