Tobacco & Oral Cancer: Tips to Quit

November 11, 2019

As the primary cause of approximately 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States, tobacco use plays a significant role in the development of oral cancers, including cancers of the upper throat, mouth, lips, nasal cavity, larynx, esophagus, and throat. In fact, there is no safe method for using tobacco, as both smoking and using smokeless tobacco are especially prone to causing cancer of...
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Oral Cancer Awareness

April 6, 2020

Cancer is a very frightening word. By definition, cancer is uncontrollable cell growth that may invade and damage the surrounding tissue. Oral cancer is challenging because it can change your day to day life, like the way you eat or speak. In its worst case, it threatens your life. It often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms are mistaken for other ailments. This is...
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The Connection Between HPV and Oral Cancer

March 24, 2018

One of the leading risk factors for oropharyngeal and other oral cancers is human papilloma virus, or HPV. A risk factor is anything that increases a person’s likelihood of developing a disease. Some risk factors you can’t do anything about, like age and gender. Other times, you can reduce your risk by maintaining a healthy body weight, not smoking, eating healthy, and limiting alcohol intake....
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