Some evidence for effectiveness of
opportunistic screening
n Oral Cancer Case Finding Program in Cuba
– Between 1983 and 1990, 10,167,999 patients
were screened when they attended clinics
– only 27% with suspect lesions complied with
referral
– of these, 3220 potentially malignant lesions
– 581 squamous cell carcinomas
– 127 other malignancies
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