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Leukoplakia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options

Leukoplakia, an often harmless condition that causes white patches to form inside the mouth, should be taken seriously due to its potential association with abnormal cell changes, and in rare cases, oral cancer.
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The Role of Oral Surgeons in Oral Cancer Screenings

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Oral cancers account for about 3 percent of all cancers diagnosed annually in the United States with 54,000 new cases each year and more tha...
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Why Do I Have a Rash in My Mouth?

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It’s probably never good to have a “rash” of anything in your life except maybe bacon, and even in that context, your cardiologist might wan...
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Oral Cancer: Survival Rate Increases with Early Detection

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Doctors are reporting that one side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that people are putting off critical screening and diagnostic tests f...
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Oral Cancer Awareness

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It's estimated that nearly 50,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer, or cancer of the throat or mouth, within the year. Of these ...
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Oral Cancer is on the Rise

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Oral and oropharyngeal cancer is on the rise. Symptoms of this cancer can present as canker sores or an infection that doesn’t want to heal.
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Oral Microbiome and Pancreatic Cancer

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Does the presence of certain mouth bacteria indicate pancreatic cancer? While there is not an undeniable link, there is a strong suggestion ...
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