Cheng Feng-Chou, Wang Ling-Hsia, Lin Hung-Pin, Chiang Chun-Pin
Chia-Te Dental Clinic, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Dent Sci. 2023 Jul;18(3):1338-1346. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.04.019. Epub 2023 May 2.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Oral cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in Taiwan. This study investigated the morbidity and mortality of oral cancer in Taiwan from 2000 to 2021.
The population data and the records of cancer registry were obtained from the websites of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, respectively. The numbers of oral cancer cases and deaths were analyzed from 2000 to 2021.
The numbers of oral cancer cases and deaths increased from 3378 to 1494 in 2000-8277 in 2020 and 3395 in 2021, respectively. The total increase of oral cancer cases was 4899 with a total increase rate of 145.03%, while the total increase of oral cancer deaths was 1901 with a total increase rate of 127.24%. The changes in the numbers of all cancer cases and deaths, as well as the morbidity and mortality of oral cancer or all cancers also showed similar trends. Furthermore, the death-to-case ratio of oral cancers decreased from 44.23% in 2000 to 40.84% in 2020. The total decrease was 3.39% with a total decrease rate of 7.66%.
In Taiwan, people's awareness of oral mucosal health is still inadequate. Obviously, there is still much room for improvement in the oral mucosal health education for our people. With the expertise and responsibility for taking good care of oral health of our people, the dental personnel should take active roles in the prevention and screening for oral cancers.
背景/目的：口腔癌是全球癌症发病和死亡的主要原因，在台湾地区尤为如此。本研究调查了2000年至2021年台湾地区口腔癌的发病率和死亡率。
人口数据和癌症登记记录分别从内政部网站和卫生福利部网站获取。分析了2000年至2021年口腔癌病例数和死亡数。
口腔癌病例数和死亡数分别从2000年的3378例和1494例增加到2020年的8277例和2021年的3395例。口腔癌病例总数增加了4899例，总增长率为145.03%，而口腔癌死亡总数增加了1901例，总增长率为127.24%。所有癌症病例数和死亡数的变化，以及口腔癌或所有癌症的发病率和死亡率也呈现出相似的趋势。此外，口腔癌的死亡病例比从2000年的44.23%下降到2020年的40.84%。总下降率为3.39%，总降幅为7.66%。
在台湾地区，民众对口腔黏膜健康的认识仍不足。显然，对民众的口腔黏膜健康教育仍有很大的改进空间。牙科人员应凭借照顾民众口腔健康的专业知识和责任感，在口腔癌的预防和筛查中发挥积极作用。
