A New Paradign For Oral Cancer Detection

By E. Taylor Meiser, DDS, PA

A new groundbreaking website, www.oralcancerselfexam.com is dedicated to fighting oral cancer and reducing the mortality rate associated with it. This website shows people how to do a self examination for oral cancer so that when they see something suspicious, they will immediately go to a dentist who is committed to the early detection of oral cancer.

Did you know

Oral cancer kills one American every hour of every day.

Oral cancer claims more lives than skin cancer strikes three times as many victims as cervical cancer and is as common as leukemia.

Two-thirds of oral cancer cases are detected in the late stages of which the survival rate is only 22%.

Studies have linked oral cancer to exposure to the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus which means that sexually active patients no matter what age are at risk.

The death rate for oral cancer is higher than cervical cancer, leukemia, endocrine system cancers and skin cancer.

Cancer self examinations have been well proven to help patients live longer and have a better chance for a more favorable outcome if a cancer is found early. This website can easily teach people how to do a self-examination for oral cancer that is simple for people to do at home. This is a welcome addition in the fight against oral cancer.

Now people can help their dentist identify suspicious areas in their mouth. The pictoral guide on www.oralcancerselfexam.com demonstrates to people how to do a simple one minute self examination for oral cancer, which should be done once a month.

Educating people to do this routine oral cancer self examination will be so helpful to dental professionals and will directly result in saving lives. We can all work together to finally help reduce the effects of this devastating disease.