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April 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda SATURDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) — Not only do regular dental
exams help keep your teeth and gums healthy, they can help detect oral
cancer, the Academy of General Dentistry says.
As part of Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April, the group recommends
that people get a dental exam from a general dentist every six months.
“The next time you visit your dentist, ask about an oral cancer
screening,” academy spokesperson Dr. Seung-Hee Rhee advised in an academy
news release.
“Your dentist will feel for lumps or irregular tissue changes in your
neck, head, cheeks, and oral cavity and thoroughly examine the soft
tissues in your mouth, specifically looking for any sores or discolored
tissues. Although you may have already been receiving this screening from
your dentist, it’s a good idea to confirm that this screening is a part,
and will remain a part, of your regular exam,” Rhee said.
Each year in the United States, more than 30,000 new cases of oral
cancer are diagnosed, and more than 8,000 people die of the disease,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The five-year survival rate for oral cancer is about 50 percent.
“If it is not diagnosed and treated in its early stages, oral cancer
can be deadly,” Rhee said. “Treatment for advanced stage oral cancer may
lead to chronic pain, loss of function, permanent facial and oral
disfigurement following surgery. The earlier the cancer is detected and
treated, the better the outcome.”
Possible warning signs of oral cancer may include: bleeding sores;
sores that do not heal; lumps or thick, hard spots; soreness or feeling
that something is caught in the throat; difficulty chewing or swallowing;
ear pain; difficulty moving the jaw or tongue; hoarseness; numbness of the
tongue, and changes in the way teeth fit together.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about oral
cancer.
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