The rate of smoking in America has been cut roughly in half, to about 19 percent, from 42 percent in 1965. Yet smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death, killing 443,000 Americans a year, according to the CDC located here in Atlanta, GA. According to the government, an estimated 4,000 youths try their first
In 2015 more than 43,250 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer and approximately 8,000 to 10,000 will die of the disease. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) oral cancer, which is more common than leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, and cancers of the brain, liver, bone, thyroid gland, stomach, ovaries, and cervix, is a major cause
HPV (human papilloma virus) is not only on the rise, but it is now the number one cause of oral cancer. This needs to be taken seriously because it is truly a 21st-century pandemic. HPV a sexually transmitted disease and the scary fact is that one out of every two people is at risk of
There appears to be controversy over whether mouthwash containing alcohol may be related to oral cancer. This controversy arises out the studies that show a link between oral cancer and the consumption alcohol. By extension, if drinking alcohol may cause cancer than so should alcohol based mouthwash. Michael Douglas is the most recent case in
