Here are some startling facts:
More than 34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year.
It will cause over 8,000 deaths, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day.
Of those 34,000 newly diagnosed individuals, only half will be alive in 5 years. This is a number which has not significantly improved in decades.
The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of cancers which we hear about routinely such as cervical cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the testes, endocrine system cancers such as thyroid, or skin cancer (malignant melanoma)
The high mortality rate associated with oral cancer is due to late stage diagnosis. We will be using a technology that helps detect suspicious lesions early. It’s called Identafi 3000:
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