Is Mouth Cancer a Preventable Disease?
Speaker
Richard J. Shaw, is as a head and neck surgeon specialising in oral cavity, microvascular reconstruction, osteoradionecrosis and premalignancy. His interests include composite, chimeric and perforator free flaps, and sentinel node biopsy. Dr. Shaw's laboratory interests include epigenetics, determinants of premalignancy, and biomarkers of late radiation toxicity. His clinical trials, led through Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre and North West Surgical Trials Centre include the management of osteoradionecrosis, premalignancy and immunotherapy of the oral cavity, as well as methodological work on barriers to recruitment and the role of surgeons in multidisciplinary trials.
Dr. Shaw was appointed as an associate director of NIHR CRN(Cancer) in 2014 with specific remit for advancing surgical oncology trials and the role of surgeons in the national cancer portfolio. He chairs the Mersey Head & Neck Oncology Research Group (the research arm of Liverpool Head & Neck Centre), an expanding and vibrant multidisciplinary collaboration of clinicians and scientists committed to improving understanding and treatment of malignancies of the mouth, throat and larynx.
Disclosure: Dr. Shaw has no relevant financial interests to disclose.
Course Description
The lecture will present a clinical and research basis for the management of oral dysplasia. Many of our efforts are in risk stratification as we tread the line between overtreatment and supervised neglect of this common clinical presentation. The lecture will present clinical research and the translational efforts within Liverpool Head and Neck Centre in delivering bench-to-bedside interventions through early phase clinical trials.
Educational Objectives
- Understand the basic concepts, definitions around oral premalignant lesions and conditions.
- Have an update on current management of oral epithelial dysplasia
Contact
For information, please contact Penn Dental Medicine Continuing Dental Education at:
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu