Mouth Cancer and Potentially Malignant Disorders
This educational package is split into 3 parts.
- Module 1 - Incidence and Risk Factors
- Module 2 - Clinical Examination and Diagnosis
- Module 3 - Benign Abnormalities, Referral and Skin Cancer
Module 1: Incidence and Risk Factors
Learning Outcomes
- Interpret statistics which highlight mouth cancer rates in the UK.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence when discussing cancer diagnosis with a patient.
- Discuss the potential treatment methods which could be used for mouth cancer.
- Examine suspicious mucosal abnormalities during a clinical assessment.
Module 2 - Clinical Examination and Diagnosis
Learning Outcomes
- State the required components of extra- and intra-oral examination in relation to mouth cancer.
- Provide examples of appropriate terminology for use in clinical notes and for onward referral.
- Name potentially malignant disorders which present in the mouth.
- List the causes of intra-oral white patches.
Module 3 - Benign Abnormalities, Referral and Skin Cancer
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise benign abnormalities when clinically examining a patient’s mouth.
- Discuss the requirement for an Urgent Suspected Cancer referral with a patient who has an abnormality in their mouth.
- Identify and devise a list of essential criteria to include on an Urgent Suspected Cancer referral.
- Distinguish areas of abnormality which could be suspected skin cancer.
