Oral Cancer Awareness and You

Oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer and the sixth-most common cancer worldwide It can aect your lips, tongue, the roof of your mouth, tonsils, and throat. Symptoms include white patches and bleeding sores that don’t disappear or heal.

Your Penn Dental Family Practice dentist routinely checks for cancer signs during exams, so keeping up with regular appointments is important. They can also coordinate your care in our Oral Medicine Department if cancer is diagnosed Early detection is key to successful treatment and keeping it from spreading so make awareness your best defense.