Oral Cancer: Understand What the Signs Mean, Says Ankeny Dentist

According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, roughly 42,000 Americans become diagnosed with oral cancer every year. Unfortunately, 8,000 of those patients will succumb to the disease, which makes the mortality rate for this type of cancer higher than those of cervical, thyroid or skin cancers. While oral cancer isn’t difficult to diagnose, it’s typically not […]

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Oral Cancer Screenings from Your Ankeny Family Dentist Can Save Your Life

As a general and family dentist, Dr. Amanda Foust sees patients with a variety of dental cases and needs. One of those needs is oral cancer. Because oral cancer is often detected in the later stages, it has a higher mortality rate than that of other health problems, including several other forms of cancer. Unfortunately, […]

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