{"id":157,"date":"2018-05-13T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2019-08-16T00:03:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T04:03:19","slug":"oral-cancer-protection-early-detection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection &#038; Early Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cancer is always a scary word\u2014but it doesn\u2019t have to be the last word. Equipped with good information and the best doctors, you can feel empowered to navigate whatever stands before you or your loved one. Oral cancer is common, affecting approximately 50,000 Americans every year. If you have more questions about oral cancer, read more below from <a href=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/about-us\/\">Dr. Todd<\/a>at Cypress Springs Family Dentistry in Cypress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"256\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-12.02.07-PM.png\" alt=\"Oral Cancer\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-12.02.07-PM.png 256w, https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-12.02.07-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Signs of Oral Cancer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oral cancer is most common among people ages 41-60, and men are at a greater risk of developing it than women. Oral cancer can affect your tongue, cheeks, lips, sinuses, throat, teeth, gums, and roof of the mouth or below your tongue.&nbsp; Unfortunately, it is often detected later than many other types of cancer. This is one reason why it\u2019s so important to know your body and what\u2019s normal (or not) for you. The earlier you can detect any sign of changes in your mouth, the better.&nbsp; Regular visits to the dentist include regular screenings for abnormalities that may be signs of oral cancer. These signs may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Sore throat that doesn\u2019t heal<\/li><li>Unexplained bleeding or numbness in your mouth<\/li><li>Dentures suddenly don\u2019t fit the same<\/li><li>Sores in the mouth<\/li><li>Lump in your throat<\/li><li>Thick lining in your mouth<\/li><li>Loose teeth<\/li><li>Red or white sores in your mouth<\/li><li>Tongue pain<\/li><li>Jaw pain or stiffness when chewing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these symptoms may be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/services\/general-dentistry\/#GumDisease\">gum disease<\/a> or cold sores, so it\u2019s important you see a dentist or doctor to get the right diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Causes of Oral Cancer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both genetics and lifestyle habits can put you at increased risk for oral cancer. Know your risk factors and talk with your dentist about your family and medical history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oral cancer can be caused by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Using tobacco<\/li><li>Abusing alcohol<\/li><li>Existing condition of HPV (human papillomavirus)<\/li><li>Family history of cancer<\/li><li>Excessive sun exposure (especially at a young age)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be surprised to hear that more than 25% of all oral cancer cases occur among people who never smoked and only had alcohol occasionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Treating Oral Cancer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Only a medical professional can diagnose you with oral cancer, and doctors are essential to helping you fight it. If you have any cause for concern, contact your Cypress dentist or doctor immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The doctor will look at your mouth and remove some cells to determine if they are cancerous. Cancerous cells grow uncontrollably and harm your body. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are essential for survival and recovery. Your medical doctor and dentist can work together to give you the best cancer treatment possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer treatments may include chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. Other alternative treatments exist and are worth discussing with a specialist. The good news is that one-year survival rate of oral cancer is 81% \u2013 though you are at an increased risk of it recurring later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because your body is a complex group of interconnected parts and systems, your oral health can greatly help or hurt your overall health. Start taking better care of yourself and <a href=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/contact-us\/\">make an appointment<\/a> with us today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/www.webmd.com\/oral-health\/guide\/oral-cancer#2\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/oralcancer.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/mouth-cancer\/symptoms-causes\/dxc-20157232\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-oral-cancer-foundation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ksnK4xvGJ6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oralcancerfoundation.org\/facts\/\">Oral Cancer Facts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"&#8220;Oral Cancer Facts&#8221; &#8212; The Oral Cancer Foundation\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/oralcancerfoundation.org\/facts\/embed\/#?secret=ksnK4xvGJ6\" data-secret=\"ksnK4xvGJ6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer is always a scary word\u2014but it doesn\u2019t have to be the last word. Equipped with good information and the best doctors, you can feel empowered to navigate whatever stands before you or your loved one. Oral cancer is common, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection &amp; Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection &amp; Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cancer is always a scary word\u2014but it doesn\u2019t have to be the last word. Equipped with good information and the best doctors, you can feel empowered to navigate whatever stands before you or your loved one. Oral cancer is common, &hellip; Continued\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cypress Springs Family Dentistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-13T04:01:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-08-16T04:03:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-12.02.07-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"256\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"257\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cypresssadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cypresssadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\",\"name\":\"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection & Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-13T04:01:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-16T04:03:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d00324e028f0fbe96c6d129cd21e90eb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection &#038; Early Detection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Cypress Springs Family Dentistry\",\"description\":\"Dentist in Cypress | Dentist 77433\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d00324e028f0fbe96c6d129cd21e90eb\",\"name\":\"cypresssadmin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection & Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection & Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry","og_description":"Cancer is always a scary word\u2014but it doesn\u2019t have to be the last word. Equipped with good information and the best doctors, you can feel empowered to navigate whatever stands before you or your loved one. Oral cancer is common, &hellip; Continued","og_url":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/","og_site_name":"Cypress Springs Family Dentistry","article_published_time":"2018-05-13T04:01:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-08-16T04:03:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":256,"height":257,"url":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-16-at-12.02.07-PM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"cypresssadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cypresssadmin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/","url":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/","name":"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection & Early Detection | Cypress Springs Family Dentistry","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-13T04:01:21+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-16T04:03:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d00324e028f0fbe96c6d129cd21e90eb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/oral-cancer-protection-early-detection\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Oral Cancer \u2013 Protection &#038; Early Detection"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/","name":"Cypress Springs Family Dentistry","description":"Dentist in Cypress | Dentist 77433","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d00324e028f0fbe96c6d129cd21e90eb","name":"cypresssadmin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cypressspringsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}