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Oral Cancer Learning Center
Prevention could include:
- Good Oral Hygiene
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Dental Care
- Smoking Cessation
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Limit Alcohol Use to Moderate Levels
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You should have the soft tissue of the mouth examined once a year. Many oral cancers are discovered by routine dental examination.
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Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer patients are at risk for recurrences, or for developing secondary cancers in the head and neck area. Thus a close follow-up is mandatory in the first couple of years following the indicence. A thorough examinat...
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The objectives of education are to prevent patients from smoking or using tobacco products, and to encourage smokers to quit. Participation in smoking cessation programs should be encouraged, and patients should be informed about the health risks ...
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
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Oral hygiene aids are the tools used in the mouth to remove food residue and plaque, a bacterial film that causes tooth decay ( dental caries ), periodontal disease, and halitosis (bad breath). Bacterial plaque must be removed daily. The toothbrus...
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing, flossing, and using appropriate therapeutic aids to prevent caries (tooth decay) and periodontal disease.
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
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There are a lot of ways to quit smoking and many resources to help you. Family members, friends, and coworkers may be supportive or encouraging, but the desire and commitment to quit must be your own. Most people who have been able to successfully...
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Smoking prevalence has been declining in countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, but these declines are matched by increasing rates in most other countries. The Healthy People 2010 goal in the United States ...
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Smoking cessation is the medical term for quitting smoking. It is a vital part of cancer prevention because smoking is the single most preventable cause of death from cancer. As early as 1982, the Surgeon General reported that tobacco causes more ...
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Smoking cessation means "to quit smoking," or "withdrawal from nicotine." Because smoking is highly addictive, quitting the habit often involves irritability, headache, mood swings, and cravings associated with the sudden cessation or reduction of...
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