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VELscope Oral Cancer Screenings
VELscope: What every person should know about oral cancer
- Oral cancer has 3 times as many victims as cervical cancer.
- One North American dies of oral cancer every hour of every day.
- The incidence of oral cancer is growing.
- The biggest growth in oral cancer is among young non-smokers, and oral cancer is now linked to HPV (Human Papilloma Virus).
- When oral cancer is discovered in early stages, the survival rate is very high, but when discovered late (which is normally the case), the survival rate is very low.
- Health experts recommend that all adults receive annual oral cancer screenings.
Because of this risk to your health and our dedication as your oral health protectors to continuing to provide you with the most relevant and latest techniques and technologies for your oral health and overall wellness, our practice has invested in the state-of-the-art VELscope system. Used as an adjunct during our conventional oral cancer examination, it can help us discover potentially precancerous tissue, well below the surface, that we would otherwise not likely be able to visually detect.
An oral cancer examination with the VELscope takes very little time, involves no pain or inconvenience, and is very affordable often costing no more than your typical cavity checking xrays.
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