Oral Cancer

A Growing – and Deadly – Concern

Oral cancer can develop in any of the part of the mouth: lips, gums, tongue, and/or palate.
Over 50,000 North Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year alone.
10,000 of those cases (1 in 5) will be fatal.

Roughly half of those who survive (50%) will still be alive in 5 years.
Survival rates for oral cancer have not significantly improved in the last 30+ years.

Early Detection is Critical for Best Outcomes and Survival Rates :
STRATICYTETM PREDICT ORAL CANCER RISK

Global 5-year survival rate of oral cancer is ~50% 

~70% of oral cancers are not diagnosed until Stage 3/4

Oral cancer kills 1 person every hour of every day in North America

Oral cancer often arises from precancerous lesions and can occur in any part of the mouth, including lips, gums, tongue and/or palate. These lesions can show up as a red, white, or mixed colour spot in the mouth. It won’t heal, but may not cause pain or other symptoms. It may even go unnoticed until a Dentist spots it during a routine exam. Identifying a lesion as ‘precancer’ (OPMD) requires a biopsy (a physical sample of the lesion), be examined by a Pathologist under a microscope.

 

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