We are excited to bring you a link to great site with information about Oral Cancer!

www.fiendsofhu-friedy.com is a family owned business in the dental industry. This link will take you to the Hu-Friedy Gambling with Oral Cancer Continuing Education Course.

To access the course, you will be required to complete a Free registration. After doing so, you will be able to access the content of this course, other continuing education courses, Hu-Friedy product information and much more.

We have a new Facebook page! The International Oral Cancer Association would like to thank all of our supporters and invite you all to follow us over to our new Facebook page. Be sure to Like our new page and follow our website (www.fightoralcancer.org) to get instant updates about our latest news and events!

Here at the International Oral Cancer Association, our mission is to help people in their fight against oral cancer, and to find other people who are doing the same thing. Today we are very excited to share some information about a wonderful organization, the Cleaning for A Reason Foundation.

This foundation provides “free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer – any type of cancer.” This must be such a relief to women struggling to take care of their families at the same time that they are fighting cancer.

The Cleaning for a Reason Foundation’s website is packed full of information about their organization and how you can help them with their mission. The site also has a section to request cleaning services for a cancer patient. They can’t help everyone, but it can’t hurt to see if they will be able to help you or a friend in your time of need.

If you have an organization or business that provides free services or support for cancer patients please contact us with more information. The International Oral Cancer Association would love to help you make people aware of additional support for cancer patients.

We hope that this information will help some of our readers. Let us know what you think in the comments section below!

We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new website. There have been a few changes, but we hope that you will enjoy the new look and feel of our website.

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that you can find updates from The International Oral Cancer Association on Facebook, Twitter, and our RSS feed.

Thank you for your continued support and we wish you a happy and safe July 4th weekend.

The Dr. OZ show on June 8th 2011 focused on The Rise Of Oral Cancer, who is at Risk from it, and how it is spreading. Check out part 1 of the video below for more information.

Oral Cancer Kills

“Together we fight oral cancer. Together we save a life every hour.”

-Arma Fitzgerald, Founder
One person every hour of every day dies from oral cancer, which is equivalent to over 8,000 people a year in The United States alone. One of the cancers that is on the rise, the death rate percentage for those with oral cancer is greater than that of breast cancer. With over 34,000 cases each year in the U.S., we can only imagine the numbers of international cases that are both diagnosed and undiagnosed in third world countries where healthcare is not readily available.

When compared to other cancers very little has been done to inform the public on how they can avoid the ravages of oral cancer. Oral cancer is caused by use of alcohol, tobacco and exposure to HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) which causes cervical cancer in women. There is not a cure for oral cancer; the key for life saving treatment lies in early detection. The only way to save lives is to get the message out and that is the mission of The International Oral Cancer Association. You can help save lives by your donations. Every dollar donated by you will count to get us closer to our goal, saving lives.

KXAS-TV NBC Channel 5 News ran a segment entitled HPV Leading to Oral Cancer in Young People. This segment has been picked up by over 91 stations and received by over 2.5 million people. Click on the link to learn more or watch the video below.

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The American Dental Association has posted two pages on its website highlighting the importance of dentist visits as a method for the early detection of oral cancer.  The pages are broken up into a patient and dentist page featuring information that includes updated oral cancer statistics and for detecting and preventing oral cancer.  Key takeaways are:

• Oral cancer strikes an estimated 34,360 Americans each year.  An estimated 7,550 people (5,180 men and 2,370 women) will die of these cancers in 2007
• On average, only half of those diagnosed with the disease will survive more than five years.
• The best way to prevent oral cancer is to avoid tobacco and alcohol use.
• Regular dental check-ups, including an examination of the entire mouth, are essential in the early detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous conditions.
• Understanding the signs of oral cancer is key to early detection.
• Your dentist has the skills and tools to ensure that early signs of cancer and pre-cancerous conditions are identified.

As with any cancer, the key to surviving oral cancer is early detection.  Educating yourself on general awareness and scheduling regular checkups with your dentist are two essential responsibilities you have in the process.

Detection of human papilloma virus (HPV) in oral mucosa of women with cervical lesions and their relation to oral sex practices. Should we start testing partners?

Source: 7thspace.com
Authors: Luis Sanchez-Vargas et al

Previous studies have either investigated the relationship of HPV with oral cancer or the prevalence of HPV on the oral cavity. The purpose of this investigation was to study the prevalence of HPV in oral cavity of women with oral sex practices and cervical lesions.
Methods:

Forty six (46) non-smokers and non-alcoholic patients attended the “Clinica de Displasias”of “Ciudad Juarez”were sampled. This population had a CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) diagnosis sometime between the previous six months. On previous consent they filled out a questionnaire related to their oral sex practices. Afterwards one swab from cheeks and another from palate/gum were taken; PCR (polymerase chain reaction) was used to determine generic HPV, HPV16 and HPV18.
Results:

Seventy two percent (72%) of the patients stated to have oral sex practices regularly which all of them were positive to HPV either in oral mucus, palate/gum or both. The total of the given results showed that 35% had HPV16; among those distributed in 26% with regular oral sex practices and 9% stated as never practiced oral sex.
An association was found between oral HPV16 positivity and progression to CIN advanced lesions. On the other hand HPV18 was not detected. The frequency of HPV16 was higher in buccal mucosa (23%) versus palate/gum (16%).
Conclusions:

This study suggests that buccal HPV16 infection is associated with CIN progression.
Source: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2010, 5:25
Authors: Luis Sanchez-Vargas, Cecilia Diaz-Hernandez, Alejandro Martinez-Martinez