Factors Associated with Delay in the Diagnosis of Oral Cancer
W. Pitiphat1,2,3,
S.R. Diehl4,
G. Laskaris5,
V. Cartsos1,
C.W. Douglass1,2, and
A.I. Zavras1,*
1 Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA;
2 Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
3 Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
4 Craniofacial Epidemiology and Genetics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA; and
5 Oral Medicine Department, A. Sygros Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, 37 Ipsiladou Street, Athens 10676, Greece;

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Figure. Time to diagnosis for 105 oral and pharyngeal cancer cases in Greece.
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