Here is a NY Times article about relationships when cancer strikes and the importance of communication and support. It is particularly important when the cancer is oral cancer affecting the place of the body that allows us to speak, eat, kiss…and can be publicly seen by all. It’s still OK to survive oral cancer and [...]
Back in 2010, the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs endorsed routine visual and tactile examinations in all patients during dental appointments (JADA, May 2010, Vol. 141:5, pp. 509-520). On the ADA website it states in the dental check-up guidelines that an oral cancer screening should be performed. So, why is oral cancer continually being diagnosed [...]
I’ve been keeping in contact weekly with an anesthesiologist who is going through treatment for oral cancer. He finally completed his radiation therapy. His words below are a harsh reminder about what happens when oral cancer is diagnosed late. He had a lump on the floor of his mouth which was misdiagnosed as a torus. [...]
Storytelling is a powerful tool. At age 50, Terrie Hill was diagnosed with oral cancer due to smoking. Now, she has a disfigured face, a gruff voice, and has to manually plug up her trachea every day. She has admitted that making this commercial has given her a reason to go on, because she is [...]
According to Dr. Brian Novy, an assistant professor of restorative dentistry at Loma Linda University, you can ask a pharmacist to make these Dry Mouth Lollipops. The pharmacy may need a prescription…and thanks to a friend who heard Dr. Novy’s presentation at the Pacific Dental Conference, I’ve got the recipe to share with you! Ingredients: [...]
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