April is Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, and Howard Family Dental is offering free oral cancer screenings throughout the month! The goal of offering free screenings is both to promote awareness and education of oral cancer, and to help with early detection.
To schedule your free oral cancer screening at any Howard Family Dental location, call (912)-629-9000.
BLUFFTON
10 Pinckney Colony Road
Building 500, Suite 503
Bluffton, South Carolina 29909
WILMINGTON ISLAND
HINESVILLE
319H General Screven Way
Hinesville, Georgia 31313
About Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is commonly associated with alcohol consumption and tobacco products. However, recent studies have found other causes for oral cancer as well such as HPV. An oral cancer screening uses technology to check or abnormal cells or lesion in the oral cavity. Any abnormality detected will indicate the need for more advanced screenings and tests.
Oral cancer is typically thought to be caused by smoking and tobacco use, but there are many other causes that are often ignored. There is a growing number of young adults that have been diagnosed with oral cancer, due to human papilloma virus (HPV). According to The Oral Cancer Foundation, close to 45,750 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year.
