Oral cancer is one of the many reasons dentists recommend routine checkups at least twice a year so they can catch it early. It usually appears on the soft tissues in the mouth like on your tongue ...

Dr Sanketh K Reddy explains the link between oral cancer and tobacco/alcohol use. He also highlights the symptoms and preventative measures to take. Oral cancer, also called mouth cancer ...

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder for the importance of oral cancer screenings and the importance of early detection. Oral cancer encompasses cancers of the mouth, tongue, lips, throat ...

Regular consumption of sugary drinks may increase the risk of oral ... of cancer. The researchers say more studies are needed to confirm the associations and also to understand if soft drinks ...

Sublingual gland cancers usually present as a mass in the floor of the mouth. Minor salivary gland tumors usually present as a non-ulcerated, painless submucosal mass of the oral cavity, typically in ...

or roof of the mouth (hard and soft palate). They are generally benign and harmless, lasting for about one to two weeks and heal by themselves. Oral ulcers occur as a result of damage to the oral ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is offering free oral cancer screenings to the public during the last week of April. The screenings, hosted by the departments of Otolaryngology and Oral and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB is offering free oral cancer screenings. Doctors say the overall time lifetime risk of developing oral cancer is about one in 59 for men, and one in 139 for women.