Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Hurray for the Huffington Post and the college student who cared enough to raise much needed awareness about oral cancer! Sometimes you have to shock people to get them to see what's right before their eyes. I agree with Eric that more people will read the article (not just look at the pic) because of the "offensive" photo (actually very "tastefully" done). Now someone needs to raise awareness for the middle school crowd and the parents who think they are keeping their children "chaste" by not discussing oral sex and opting to keep their kids out of sex education classes.
Anne-Marie CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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