The Consortium “Etiology and Pathogenesis of Oral Cancer in Young Adults” was established in 2022 on the basis of the Cancer Research Institute of the Tomsk National Research Medical Center. The Consortium aim is to reveal the causes and mechanisms of oral cancer origin and recurrence in young adults and develop new diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches.
The partners are implementing joint research projects and creating a joint of biological samples and a register of clinical and pathological parameters of young adults with oral cancer.
Membership Benefits
Opportunity to conduct multicenter studies in collaboration with academic research centers
Access to biospecimens with detailed clinical information
Joint scientific events, grants, and articles in high-ranking journals
Results of the working meeting “The challenge of early-onset cancers”
On June 19, 2026, members of the “Etiology and Pathogenesis of Oral Cancer in Young Adults” consortium hosted a working meeting at RUDN University in
Environmental and lifestyle drivers of early-onset cancer
Shuji Ogino’s team presents a comprehensive review of the risk factors, molecular features, and clinical characteristics of early-onset cancers. Distinct risk-factors are emerging for various
Cancer trends among young adults in Russian Federation
EPOY members has been published the article «Cancer trends among young adults in Russian Federation: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data», in the Cancer