Is it true that green tea can kill oral cancer?!


Question: Is it true that green tea can kill oral cancer!?
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No, it is not true!. While there are circumstantial studies that suggest green tea, raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries can lower the risks of acquiring oral cancer!. There is no evidence that there is anything you can eat or drink as a method of treating or killing oral cancer!.

The most common treatment for oral cancer is surgical removal!. Many patients also require radiation and/or chemotherapy as treatment after the surgery!.

Oral cancer can have many forms, and unfortunately over 70% of the time when detected, it is found in the late stages 3 and 4!. Not to overly concern you, but today if diagnosed, almost 40% of patients don't survive beyond five years!. More than 34,000 patients will be diagnosed this year and at any given time there are more than 250,000 diagnosed cases in the United States alone!. Early detection and treatment is crucial!.

You should see your dentist immediately for any identified lumps, bumps, or sore areas in your mouth or even in the absence at least once a year for an annual screening using both a visual exam and an adjunctive screening tool!. It is believed that almost 30% of patients diagnosed today don't have traditional risk factors of age, tobacco use, or alcohol use!. Don't think if you're not a smoker, dipper, or elderly that you don't need an annual screening by your dentist or hygienist!. Recent research has also shown a link between the HPV 16/18 viruses and oral cancer, and it is believed that more than 20% of oral cancers amy be related to this sexually transmitted virus!. Everyone should be checked by both visual exam and an adjunctive tool at least annually, and anyone who has a lump or bump in their mouth that hasn't been evaluated and diagnosed by their dentist should see their dentist immediately!.

The most common characteristics of oral cancer are a white, red, or red/white lump, bump, or sore inside the mouth!. Many oral cancers have an irregular shape or odd appearance compared to the other tissue around it!. Some of the most common areas are just inside the lip, the border of the tongue, the front floor of the mouth under the tongue, and at the back of the mouth on what are called the retromolar pads!. Many bumps are easily resolved and not cancerous, such as apthous ulcers, linea alba, lichen planus, trauma from chewing/accidents, etc!. and your dentist is the first place you should visit to have any lesion evaluated!. For most lesions, a simple visual exam and adjunctive screening tool can provide enough information for a diagnosis and treatment!. For others a biopsy or other test may be needed to make a diagnosis!. Early detection is critical to provide successful treatment!.

Today's oral cancer screening tools and technology help dentists and hygienists identify suspicious areas and lesion before they are even noticeable to the patient or your clinician by visual exam alone!. A complete annual examination using a visual exam, adjunctive oral cancer screening, periodontal screening, and xrays are essential to maintaining your health!. Oral cancer information and dentists who have these adjunctive oral cancer screening tools available can be found at www!.vizilite!.com and more information on oral cancer may be found at www!.oralcancerfoundation!.org!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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