Gold Nanoparticles: A Novel Approach in Early Detection of Oral Cancers.

HowOral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) holds a place among the 10 most common cancers in the world with a reported increase in its incidence every year, particularly in western and Asian countries.1 Of the reported cases, majority of oral cancers are preceded by precancerous lesions.2 Expeditious and untimely detection of oral cancer is paramount for improving the survival rate of this disease as any delay in its diagnosis is accompanied with poor prognosis despite advanced treatment approaches.