{"id":118,"date":"2017-04-02T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rauchberg.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2017-04-25T19:48:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T19:48:34","slug":"april-oral-cancer-awareness-month-info-from-your-dentist-in-parsippany-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rauchberg.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/02\/april-oral-cancer-awareness-month-info-from-your-dentist-in-parsippany-html\/","title":{"rendered":"April Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month \u2013 Facts From Your Dentist In Parsippany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Find\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cancer \u2013 no matter where it shows up in the body \u2013 can be terrifying. That\u2019s why Rauchberg Dental Group<\/a>, your premier dentist in Parsippany, focuses in on this disease during Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April. Since prevention, early detection, and treatment are crucial to keeping your overall health up to par, oral cancer screenings from our team should be a regular part of your exams. Find out more about this disease and what we can do about it in this post.<\/p>\n

How Common Is Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n

About 40,000 to 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer each year, and this disease is more common in men than woman. Although there are other cancers that are more routinely diagnosed, and more popularly mentioned in the media, oral cancer awareness is crucial because cancers of the mouth and throat are often deadly \u2013 this isn\u2019t because the cancer is difficult to treat, the problem lies in that most people get diagnosed after it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

What Causes Oral Cancer?<\/h2>\n

Our team of qualified dentists explain that there are many risk factors in developing oral cancer, including:<\/p>\n