Rod had a few teeth pulled a few months prior to his diagnosis. Even as close as 2 months before.His ENT said his tumor on his tonsil was so large (and the lump protruding from his neck) he cannot believe a dentist missed it. The truth is, some dentist are not doing screening for oral cancer,they are doing dental work. Thanks to hearing about Rod, the dentist I work for is now doing screenings and has just sent a lady to her ENT for something on her tonsil he didn't feel should be there. She said it's been there for months & her medical doctor checked it and gave her antibiotics????? Who knows what the answer is but I agree with Gary on the risky behavior aspect. Only trouble is like Rod at 37 years old, oral cancer isn't really on your mind.Hopefully more & more oral cancers will be found at an early stage.