You may not associate dentists with cancer diagnosis, but we can be your first line of defense against a particularly challenging form of the disease: oral cancer.

Oral cancer affects the lips, cheeks, gums, floor and roof of the mouth and the back of the throat. Though this type of cancer is relatively rare – about 3% of all cancers diagnosed – it has one of the lowest five-year survival rates, 50% to 55% according to the Oral Cancer Foundation. Despite advances in cancer treatment, generally, the survival rate for oral cancer is not increasing.

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