34000 people on average will be diagnosed with Oral Cancer this year and 8000 will die from Oral Cancer, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of cervical cancer, Hodgkins disease, cancer of the brain, liver, testes, kidney, or skin cancer (malignant melanoma). The death rate from oral cancer is so high because often times it has often metastasized to another location.(Data courtesy:http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/) Fortunately, researchers from the British Columbia Cancer Agency and the MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a unique tool that allows us to better determine whether or not an oral lesion is potentially dangerous or not. The Velscope is a special light that causes the tissues in the mouth to fluoresce… Normal healthy tissues fluoresce and those that are potentially dangerous do not, they appear as dark shadows. Our office is now proud to offer the Velscope as part of the oral cancer screening process!
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