{"id":382,"date":"2018-04-01T20:53:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T20:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.generationsdental.com\/blog\/?p=382"},"modified":"2018-04-30T20:53:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T20:53:59","slug":"family-dentist-concord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.generationsdental.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/01\/family-dentist-concord\/","title":{"rendered":"A Family Dentist in Concord Discusses Oral Cancer Awareness!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HandThanks to public awareness efforts, many people realize how important it is to screen for various types of cancer. Colonoscopies, mammograms and prostate exams are all routine procedures that many people wouldn\u2019t dream of neglecting. You may not know it, but oral cancer screenings are just as important!<\/p>\n

As a family dentist in Concord, we know that April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. To help spread the word, we wrote a blog to explain the risk factors for oral cancer, the best way to get screened, and what a screening might look like. The good news is that it\u2019s easier than you might think \u2013 learn more today!<\/p>\n

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What Are the Risk Factors for Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n

Sadly, an estimated 50,000 people will be diagnosed with this disease this year. But before we discuss the risk factors, it\u2019s important to understand that even people without the usual risk factors are being diagnosed more frequently than ever before.<\/p>\n

That means that screenings are still important, even if you don\u2019t fall into one of these categories!<\/p>\n