Oral Cancer News | Tag Archive | The Oral Cancer Foundation

Be a trendsetter for oral cancer screenings

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

By Trish De Dios April 18, 2013 Source: dentistryiq.com April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. We are well-trained in hygiene school to perform a non-invasive visual and tactile oral cancer screening. We perform it on every patient we see and the patients of our school clinic are accustomed to the comprehensive nature of [...]

HPV and oral cancer

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

0 Comments

Source: myfoxny.com Date: Feb 21, 2013 4:02 PM PST Updated: Feb 25, 2013 2:07 PM PST NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) - Oral cancer is being diagnosed at near epidemic proportions, and in many cases it strikes those people who would least suspect it. At 28, Jessica Tar appeared young and healthy. That is why she was floored to [...]

The Oral Cancer Foundation Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit

Friday, December 14, 2012

0 Comments

Source: The Oral Cancer Foundation New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Oral Cancer Foundation announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are excited to be [...]

GIVING ORAL CANCER A LOUDER VOICE

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

0 Comments

BY PATTI DIGANGI, RDH, BS Even with our best efforts, oral cancer continues to have a nearly 50% mortality rate at five years. This equals 40,000 deaths annually in the United States with 370,000 worldwide. It is predicted that there will be a world-wide oral cancer epidemic by mid-21st century. Predictions are based on what [...]

On the Job with Laura Schmitz Cook

Monday, October 22, 2012

0 Comments

Source: StarTribune.com In seven years as a Registered Dental Hygienist, Laura Schmitz Cook has already seen a lot of change — for example, she said, “Fluoride varnish has progressed. It was yellowish, now it’s clear. You can give it to young kids without fear. It’s a great treatment for kids with high decay risk.” Digital [...]

Seattle battles oral cancer with inaugural Save The Face Race

Monday, September 24, 2012

0 Comments

Source: DentistryIQ.com As we’re all hopefully aware by now, oral cancer will kill one American every hour of every day. According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, the death rate associated with this cancer is particularly high not because it is hard to discover or diagnose, but because the cancer is routinely discovered late in its [...]

Viral Marketing: What’s Stopping Men From Getting the HPV Vaccine

Monday, July 9, 2012

0 Comments

Source: GOOD Mobile By: Jake Blumgart on July 6, 2012 at 3:00AM PDT In early 2011, my doctor informed me that a vaccine to protect against the human papillomavirus—HPV—was now available for men. I was relieved, then frustrated—my doctor didn’t actually offer the principal vaccine, Gardasil, to her male patients. After a couple days of hunting [...]

Allentown woman who lost jaw to cancer shares anti-smoking message

Monday, June 18, 2012

0 Comments

Source: LehighVallyLive.com People often stare at Christine Brader. Sometimes strangers ask the Allentown woman what happened to her. She tells them, “I used to smoke.” Tobacco users flinch when they hear her response, Brader says. Smoking led to oral cancer, which eventually cost the 49-year-old all of her teeth and part of her lower jaw.Brader has [...]

Suicide Rates Among Oral Cancer Patients on the Rise

Thursday, May 24, 2012

0 Comments

Source: Dr.Bicuspid.com May 23, 2012 — Suicide rates among patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal (OC/OP) cancer have increased significantly over the past three decades, particularly among male patients during the first year after diagnosis. As many as half of patients with head and neck cancer suffer from depression, among the highest of all oncology [...]

Actor’s Diagnosis Puts Spotlight on Oral Cancer

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

0 Comments

Source: DrBicuspid.com May 9, 2012 — Actor Michael Douglas’ recent revelation that he has stage IV oropharyngeal cancer has highlighted the growing incidence of oral cancer, and experts say dentists can help stem the alarming increase of the disease by checking for it during routine examinations. The actor’s cancer includes a walnut-sized tumor at the [...]

Tag Archive | "The Oral Cancer Foundation"