Why is Oral Cancer Screening Essential?
The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that 5,400 Canadians will be diagnosed with oral cancer in 2020. Roughly 1,500 Canadians will die of oral cancer in 2020. In Canada, the five-year survival rate for oral cancers is significantly higher if oral cancer is detected before it has spread. When detected early, the five-year survival rate for lip cancer is 93%, 78% for cancer on the tongue, and 75% for cancer on the floor of the mouth. If not detected until the disease has spread beyond the lips, tongue, or floor of the mouth, those five-year survival rates drop to 48%, 63%, and 38%, respectively. Your dentist is committed to early identification of the presence of oral cancer in their patients by providing oral cancer screening in Yaletown . Dentists use VELscope technology that uses special fluorescence visualization technology to detect lesions and abnormalities in any of the soft tissues in your mouth. The most common areas for oral cancer are on the tongue, tonsils, oropharynx (...