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April is Oral Cancer awareness month, so I thought I’d bring you some sobering facts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This year, over 37,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer.\u00a0 It will kill over 8,000 people.\u00a0 That’s one person per hour, twenty hour hours per day, and only half of those diagnosed will survive more than 5 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The death rate for oral cancer is higher<\/span> than that for cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, testicular cancer, and cancers of the endocrine system such thyroid and skin cancer (malignant melanoma).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oropharyngeal cancers associated with the human Papillomavirus (HPV) are on the rise, especially among younger patients (under age 45).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So that is the bad news.\u00a0 What is the good news?\u00a0 There are many things you can do to help prevent oral cancer:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stop smoking<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Smokers are six times more likely to develop oral cancers.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reduce excessive consumption of alcohol<\/strong><\/div>\n
Oral cancers are six times more common in drinkers than in non-drinkers<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reduce excessive sun exposure<\/strong><\/div>\n
Especially at a young age<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stop using smokeless tobacco<\/strong><\/div>\n
You are 50<\/span> times more likely to develop cancers of the cheek, gums or lips if you use snuff, dip or chewing tobacco.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visit your dentist for a yearly exam<\/strong><\/div>\n
When it comes to saving lives, early detection is key.\u00a0 We have several new technologies in the office to help diagnose oral cancers which I will talk about in my next blog.\u00a0 Until then make sure to reduce your risk factors for oral cancer, and if you haven’t been seen in the office in the past year be sure to call to get checked out.<\/div>\n

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