Midwest Dental Joins The Oral Cancer Foundation in the Fight Against Oral Cancer
3/19/2007 web-based article press release MidWest Dental Approximately 34,000 people in the United States will be newly diagnosed with oral cancer in 2007. When discovered early, oral cancers have an 80 to 90% cure rate. Unfortunately, the majority of oral cancer is found at its late stage, and accounts for a very high death rate. For these reasons, Midwest Dental is committed to the fight against oral cancer. During the month of April, Midwest Dental will be donating $20 of each oral cancer screening to The Oral Cancer Foundation (www.oralcancer.org). Midwest Dental doctors will offer ViziLite Plus, an FDA approved oral cancer screening tool. ViziLite Plus is a quick and painless exam. The patient uses a rinse to dry the tissue in the mouth. Using a special glow stick, the dentist looks for abnormalities. Anything that is abnormal appears white, while healthy tissue absorbs the light and appears dark. “Midwest Dental is dedicated to oral cancer awareness and recognizes that early detection is the key to reducing the mortality rate associated with this disease,” said Dr. Jeffrey Moos, CEO of Midwest Dental. “We are proud to provide oral cancer screenings to our patients.” As with other types of cancer, age is the primary risk factor for oral cancer, with 95 percent of oral cancer victims being 40 and older. However, this historical demographic of patients is changing, and young, non smoking people between 20 and 50 are the fastest growing segment of the oral cancer population. All adults age 18 [...]