Health Self-Checks Should Include Oral Cancer Checks

• By Office of Communications & Marketing
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• April 15, 2021

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month

During the COVID-19 pandemic, staying on top of your and your family’s health has been a top priority. Unfortunately, other non-COVID-19 health issues may have taken a back seat and ignored. If you have not been taking care of your overall health now is the time to do so.

Joehassin Cordero, M.D., an ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and chair of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ENT Department, said most people have been educated to do self-checks for breast or testicular cancer. But April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month and ENT doctors want to ask, “How is your oral health?”

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• Cordero B-ROLL
• JOEHASSIN CORDERO, M.D., FACS Interview
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• JOEHASSIN CORDERO, M.D., FACS Interview - Spanish

Additional Resources

https://oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/oral-cancer-images/

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