{"id":604,"date":"2019-04-07T23:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T23:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2019-04-07T23:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T23:38:39","slug":"should-you-get-oral-cancer-screening-in-greenfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bghdental.com\/blog\/should-you-get-oral-cancer-screening-in-greenfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Get an Oral Cancer Screening in Greenfield?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You do not have to be a smoker to get oral cancer. In fact,\neven as the smoking rate among U.S. adults has fallen in recent years, oral\ncancer rates are on the rise. According to a new report by the independent\nnonprofit FAIR Health, insurance claims for oral cancer jumped 61% in the U.S.\nfrom 2011 to 2015. Detecting oral cancer early on \u2013 before it has spread \u2013 is\ncritical to overcoming the deadly disease. Did you know that your dentist\nchecks for the warning signs of oral cancer during every routine dental\ncheckup<\/a>? April is Oral Cancer Awareness\nMonth, so there is no better time than now to learn about the importance of visiting\nthe dentist regularly for an oral cancer screening in Greenfield.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

Oral cancer is cancer that occurs in the lips, tongue, gums,\ninner cheeks, tonsils, esophagus and middle of the throat. According to the National\nInstitutes of Health, oral cancers are the sixth most common cancers in the\nworld. Common signs and symptoms include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n