It’s important to know

Each year, oral cancer claims as many lives as skin cancer and more than cervical cancer.
Risk factors for oral cancer include smoking, tobacco chewing and drinking alcohol. However, a full 25 percent of cases have no risk factors at all.
Oral cancer is rising in women, those under age 40 and nonsmokers.
About 9,000 Americans die from oral cancer every year.
Annually, approximately 31,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer.
Many who survive are severely disfigured and suffer a compromised life.