Monthly Archive for April, 2019

: April, 2019

Five Ways to Lower the Risk of Oral Cancer

When it comes to oral health, most of us are focused on avoiding cavities and diminishing bad breath. Taking steps to prevent oral cancer (including lips, cheeks, tongue, tonsils and throat) is usually second fiddle to more obvious health concerns. “Unfortunately, there is relatively low awareness about cancers of the mouth and throat, including how

Mouth Cancer: A Lifestyle Disease

Making Healthy Choices can Significantly Decrease Your Risk You have probably heard time and time again that smoking cigarettes leads to lung cancer and heart disease. But did you know that tobacco is a risk factor for oral cancer as well? Oral cancer, which includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft

HPV Virus Causes Rise in Throat Cancer

Age and tobacco use are two of the most significant risk factors for cancer, and in general head and neck cancers are no exception. When it comes to throat cancer, though, the number of cases is rapidly climbing among young non-smokers.  Researchers attribute this to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. There