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Each year, oral cancer claims as many lives as skin cancer and more than cervical cancer.
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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.
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Oral cancer is rising in women, those under age 40 and nonsmokers.
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About 8,000 Americans die from oral cancer every year.
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Annually, approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer.
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Many who survive are severely disfigured and suffer a compromised life.
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