An Overview of Oral Cancer

AN OVERVIEW OF ORAL CANCER U.S. CASE NUMBERS 40,000 265,000 diagnoses per year # of people alive 90% squamous who have had cell carcinomas oral cancer SURVIVAL RATES ỞGENDER I 1 year :89% C 5 year : 56% 70% male 30% female 10 year : 41% 8.000 DEATHS PER YEAR AGE UNDER 44 29% 55-64 20% 45-54 21% OVER 75 21% 65-74 RISK FACTORS - HEALTH Presence of HPV-16 virus Family history of oral cancers Smoking tobacco - Chewing tobacco - бх 50х HABITS increased risk increased risk Heavy alcohol use - бх increased risk 25% of those diagnosed do not smoke & drink occasionally or never SYMPTOMS Long-lasting earache White or red patches Long-lasting sores Bleeding Loose teeth Lump in neck Numbness of lip or chin Pain when swallowing DIAGNOSIS EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS KEY 46% of diagnoses made in regional stage 14% 33% of diagnoses made in localized stage of diagnoses made in late stage unknown VELSCOPE Best method for early detection Uses a light to distinguish normal and abnormal tissue Takes 1-2 minutes Used by 6,000 6 million dentists VELscope exams performed Noninvasive Embassy www.embassydentalmiddletn.com Dental INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY SOURCES http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/oral-cancer http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/AAG/doh.htm http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/oral http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/oralcav.html http://oralcancerfoundation.org/ http://www.velscope.com/default.aspx?id=17&cat=patients