CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Recent global estimates indicate that lip and oral cavity cancers collectively represent the 16th most common neoplasm worldwide, with approximately 355,000 new cases per year. In Brazil, oral cancer ranks eighth, with an estimated 15,100 new cases and 6,000 deaths annually. The treatment of this pathology has not improved significantly for almost 50 years, and cisplatin is still the most…