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The Benefits Of Oral Cancer Screening Tests

By Janine Hughes


Screening tests are used, as they have been shown to be useful and helpful in finding cancers early and in decreasing chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are also used because they have been shown to find cancer in some individuals, but it has not been proven in clinical trials that the use of these tests will decrease the risk of dying. Cancer screening trials are mean to show early detection and decreases the chance of a person of dying from the disease.

For some types of cancer, the chance of fast recovery is better if the disease has been detected at early stage and treated immediately. Some cancers never cause symptoms and become life threatening, but if found through an oral cancer screening Oregon tests, this type of disease will also be treated before it get worse.

When your doctor perform screening tests, they will also use the newest and advanced tools to detect early signs, such as mouth sores and discoloration. This way, they will be able to detect if there are abnormal tissues in your mouth and even lumps. Once they detect any form of these abnormalities, then will send the tissue for laboratory testing.

Anything that increases any chance of getting this disease is called a risk factor. Having risk factors does not mean that you have the chance of getting cancer, not having risk factors does not mean that you will not get cancer. The risk factors for oral cancers may include, people who are using tobacco products, heavy alcohol use, chewing betel nuts, being infected with a certain type of human papillomavirus, being exposed to sunlight and being male.

Although it has been proven that those who have been diagnosed with oral cancer usually have one of those factors, there is still an increasing rate of people diagnosed with oral cancers who have no risk factors at all. Thus, if you do not have any factors above, then you may undergo further screening tests to maintain your overall health.

Oral cancers may develop in different areas, such as on the lips or in the oral cavity. It is also possible in front two thirds of the tongue, in the gums, in front of your mouth, may develop in the bottom of your mouth under the tongue, the small area behind the wisdom tooth and also inside the lining of the cheeks.

A dentist may perform the process to look for some symptoms They will find out if there are white or red patches inside your mouth, spots that continuously bleed or do not heal, a hard spot or lump in the mouth and numbness or pain when biting your teeth.

The best way to avoid this disease is to undergo regular screenings during your checkup. Your dentist would be able to check you during the exam, but they will send sample to the lab to identify if you have the disease. Although this usually occurs in all adults, it is mostly common in older adults. Also, it usually occurs more often in blacks than in whites and in men than in women.

The numbers of new cases and deaths decreasing drastically over the past few years. However, new numbers of cases caused by certain types of HPV has also increased. This is because, it can be passed easily from person to person during sexual activities.




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