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Contributors

Authors
- Scientifique contents:
   * K. Ramadas, MD, DNB (Additional professor, Division of Head
      and Neck Oncology, Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, India)
   * G. Thomas, MDS (Associate professor, Division of Community
      Oncology,Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, India
   * B. Mathew, MDS (Professor and head, Department of oral
      pathology and oral medicine, Azeesia College of Dental Science &
      Research, Trivandrum, India)
   * A. Balan, MDS (Professor and head, Department of Oral Medicine
      and Radiology, Government Dental College Trivandrum, India)
   * S. Thara, MD (Associate professor, Division of Cytopathology,
      Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, India
   * R. Sankaranarayanan, MD (Screening Group, International
      Agency for Research on Cancer)

- Technical editor:
   * E. Lucas, MSc (Screening Group, International Agency for
      Research on Cancer)


Reviewers
   * Dr R.B. Bhonsle (Santa Cruz, Goa, India)
   * Dr P.R. Murti (Faculty of Medical Sciences Uriah Butler Highway,
      Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies)
   * Dr S. Warnakulasuriya (Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College
      and St Thomas hospitals, London, United Kingdom)


Image contributions
   * Trivandrum Oral Cancer Screening (TOCS) project
   * Dr S. Arrossi (mate pictures)
   * Dr R.B. Bhonsle (15 clinical pictures)
   * Dr R. Carlos (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.51)
   * Dr J.W. Eveson (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.22
      & 6.51)
   * Dr P. Fleming (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.22)
   * Dr P.S Haris (9 clinical pictures)
   * Dr G.Jundt (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.82
      & 6.86)
   * Dr E. Odell (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.31)
   * Dr M. Olivier (p53 pictures)
   * Dr F. Praetorius (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.49
      & 6.54)
   * Dr P.B. Rao (3 clinical pictures)
   * Dr P.A. Reichart (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.17
      & 6.45)
   * Dr P.J. Slootweg (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.79)
   * Dr P. Speight (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.25)
   * Dr T. Takata (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.33)
   * Dr L.D.R. Thompson (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.60)
   * Dr J.J. Trujillo (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 6.53)
   * Dr I. Van der Waal (extract from WHO Classification of Tumours
      Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours/Figure 4.35,
      4.47, 6.7 & 6.66)


Acknowledgments
The Trivandrum Oral Cancer Screening (TOCS) project was supported by a generous grant from the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) St Andrews, UK, without whose assistance this project and this large collection of pictures would not have been possible. We acknowledge additional funding support received from Cancer Research UK (CRUK), UK, which permitted the collection of additional TOCS data.

Dr K. Ramadas participated in the drafting, compiling and editing of this digital manual and a printed version of the manual (to be published soon) during the tenure of IARC Visiting Scientist Award (VSA) for the year 2007-2008 at the Screening Group, IARC.

We are extremely indebted to our reviewers for their thoughtful comments and suggestions, which greatly improved the content and quality of this manual. We are thankful for the additional image contributions from the colleagues listed above.
We are very greatful to:
   * Mrs E. Bayle (IARC) for editorial work;
   * Dr Divya Ravindran (RCC), Mr Anil Divakar (CFCHC),
       and Mrs Roshni Rames (TOCS) for technical assistance;
   * Mr R. Dray and Mr G. Mollon (IARC) for scanning and editing
      the clinical pictures;
   * Ms K. Guinot (IARC) for page layout of the printed version;
   * Mr J. Copin and Mr C. Lacoulonche (Studio M)
      for 3 dimension animations;


We are grateful to the study participants and their families, to the staff of the TOCS project, Panchayath offices, the mortality registries and the Trivandrum population-based cancer registry for their participation and assistance.