Oral Cancer on the rise
Posted on Tue, Apr 20, 2010
Did anyone read the expanded article in The Courier-Journal this past Thursday?
The article discussed the “face of oral cancer”. It discussed that even young people can get oral cancer and often it is ignored due to their age or health.
A young woman of 23 lost part of her tongue and claimed to have never “heard of oral cancer”! This is a disease on the rise about which everyone should be informed.
The article discussed all the warning signs:
- A sore that doesn’t heal
- A lump in the lips or gums
- A white or red patch in the mouth
- Bleeding, pain, or numbness
- Change in voice
- Trouble chewing or moving your tongue
- Persistent sore throat or feeling of swelling in the throat
Take heed and please see your dentist and don’t be one of the uninformed.