Facts About Oral Cancer!
Dr. Teeth 9 July, 2008
(4) Comment Oral cancer is one of the few forms of cancer that has not experienced a significantly deceased mortality rate in the last 30 years. Deaths from oral cancer are higher than from cervical, testicular or thyroid cancer. It is estimated that more than 340,000 Indians will develop oral cancer in 2009 and that one Indian dies of this disease every hour of the day. The five year survival rate for oral cancer is approximately 50 percent, but early detection can result in survival rates of 80 percent or higher. The ideal opportunity for early detection of cancerous or pre-cancerous growths is during the annual hygiene examination. Unfortunately, the cellular changes that lead to oral cancer start below the surface of the epithelium at the basement membrane, making them difficult to detect by conventional screening methods.
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Smoking Prolongs Life!
Dr. Teeth 10 May, 2008
(8) Comment A new study out of the University of Western Ontario, proves that smoking actually prolongs life if one does not get cancer first.
The study that started several decades ago concluded that a person who smoked was more likely to live a longer, more healthy life if cancer is taken out of the equation.
One in three people in their lifetime will develop a cancer of some sort regardless of habit, life style and other previously thought determining factors. The study also proved that there was no significant increase in cancer from those that smoked and those that did not.
Dr. Rosely Batemarn recommends that you in fact do smoke based on these findings. She herself has taken up the habit and has given smokes to both her children, aged 9 and 14.
Smoking is still bad for children under the age of 5 as their lungs will not fully develop due to the nicotine.
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