April? is ?Oral ?Health? Month? and? to ?celebrate? – and? encourage? – great? oral ?health ?care,? ask about oral cancer screening ?on ?April ?26, ?2012.
The? VELscope? system? is ?a ?laser? device? that ?was? invented? by? the ?BC ?Cancer? Agency? as ?a ?tool ?to ?fight? Oral ?Cancer? through? early? detection.? Oral? Cancer? is? a? potentially? deadly? disease? and? early ?detection? and? early ?treatment are? key ?in ?the ?fight? against Oral ?Cancer.
The ?VELscope? oral ?cancer? scanner ?works? by ?using ?fluorescent? light ?technology? to help? detect ?signs ?of ?cancer ?and? precancer? that ?are ?not ?visible? to ?the ?naked ?eye. ?Quick and? painless,? an ?oral ?cancer? screening? often ?takes ?just ?2 ?to ?3 ?minutes.
Consider? this: over? 3,400? new? cases? of ?oral ?cancer? were ?found? last ?year ?in ?Canada? alone.
Take ?just ?5 ?minutes ?out ?of ?your ?day? on? April ?26,? 2012 ?to? ensure ?you ?have? a? safer? Oral ?Health ?Month.
For ?more ?information? about ?our? Free? VELscope? Oral ?Cancer? screening? on? April ?26? or? to ?reserve ?your ?appointment, please ?click ?here.
