New Study Finds Clinical Screenings Poor Predictors of Oral Cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 40,250 people were diagnosed with cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx in the United States in 2012. The five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with early-stage oral and pharyngeal cancers is 82.4 percent. The five-year survival rate of those diagnosed with late-stage metastasized oral and pharyngeal cancers is 34.9 percent. [Read more…]