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Review
. 1996 Dec;24(6):339-45.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-5182(96)80034-5.

Current status of retinoids in chemoprevention of oral squamous cell carcinoma: an overview

B A Conley  1 , R A Ord
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Review

Current status of retinoids in chemoprevention of oral squamous cell carcinoma: an overview

B A Conley et al. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx may be amenable to chemoprevention. This review focuses on current concepts of mechanisms in oral carcinogenesis, as well as the evidence that retinoids have a role in the primary and secondary prevention of this malignancy.

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