Therapeutic strategies in oral cancer - A review

Oral cancer is a global concern, with India contributing to one-third of total cases. The primary causes of the oral cancer include tobacco, alcohol, unhygienic practices, periodontal diseases, and viral infections. Treatment options include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, which are expensive and limited in affordability. Conventional therapies can harbor toxicities, weakening the immune system. The emphasis on the development of novel therapeutic strategies for combatting oral cancer is the need of the hour. This review provides an overviewof both the conventional therapies which are a part of thetreatment regimen in oral cancer along with the novel therapies on the upfront such as the CRISPR/CAS technology, photodynamic therapy, Nanotheranostics etc.