
Oral cancer screenings are utilized to check for early signs of mouth or throat cancer, such as white lesions, blocked salivary gland and other suspicious growths or cysts.
Following is a list of how common and how serious oral cancer really is:
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It is the 6th most common cancer and represents about 3.6% of all cancers diagnosed
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There are roughly 30,000 new cases of it reported annually
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It can lead to chronic pain, loss of function, irreparable facial and oral disfigurement and death
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Oral cancer accounts for almost 9,000 deaths annually
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Fewer than ½ of all oral cancer patients are cured simply because it is usually not diagnosed early enough