Oral Ca as appropriate for screening:  The disease is serious (mortality, morbidity)? The disease is prevalent in a tested population?
		Mortality: n Annually approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancers – 1995 - 28,000 new cases – 1995 - 8,400 deaths n Incidence greater than leukemia, – Hodgkin’s disease – cancer of the brain, liver, bone – thyroid gland, stomach, or cervix
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