If you have recently had a preventive appointment with your dentist, he may have recommended that you have an oral cancer screening in Williamstown, NJ. With oral cancer causing more than 9,700 deaths each year, you may now be wondering if your child should have the screening performed as well? Although nearly 50,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the cancer this year, only about 100 of those will be children. As a result, children often do not need the screenings unless there is a reason to believe that they may be at risk.
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