Molecular and Genetic Biomarkers in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Biomarkers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2678
Special Issue Editor
Interests: SIBLING family of proteins; DSPP; oral cancer; MMPs
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Dear Colleagues,
Oral and oropharyngeal cancers have emerged as significant global and public health challenges. For example, the mortality from oral cancers within the past half century remains atrociously high (over 50%), contrasting with considerable decreases in the mortality rates for cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, and melanoma within the same timeframe. This is despite technological advances on various fronts in the management of oral cancer patients. Furthermore, early diagnosis has been painfully slow when compared to the enhanced early detection of cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, and melanoma. This Special Issue provides an update on the current genetic and molecular biomarkers of the various subsets of oral cancers, including HPV-related oral cancers. In addition, this Special Issue provides a reference-friendly background on the roles of known etiologic/risk factors, current clinical diagnostic tools (including the roles of recently enhanced “liquid biomarkers”), pathogenic mechanisms (including recently identified progression indicators), and refined management philosophies for oral cancer patients. Enthusiastic researchers, academics, and clinicians within, but not limited to, the fields of nanotechnology, molecular biology, oncology, therapeutics, and diagnostic sciences are invited to submit relevant manuscripts to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Kalu U.E. Ogbureke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- oral cancer
- oropharyngeal cancer
- biomarkers
- liquid biopsy
- genetic determinants
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