April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. At Greater Connecticut Oral & Dental Implant Surgery, we believe in the importance of good oral health and the early detection of oral cancer. We have partnered with Always April, a national partnership of oral surgery practices across the country that strives to bring oral cancer awareness into a year-round discussion.
The facts:
- One person is diagnosed with oral cancer every 10 minutes in the United States.
- One person dies from oral cancer every 49 minutes in the United States.
- Oral cancer kills about as many Americans as melanoma and twice as many as cervical cancer.
- Oral cancer is rising in women, young people, and non-smokers.
- Oral cancer is one of the most common, yet most preventable, cancers. When detected early, the 5-year relative survival rate is approximately 81%.