Congratulations John. I have done 2 TV interviews and one for a local newspaper. Unfortunately, you don't always get everything in that you want. However, it's great that you have this opportunity.

In addition to mentioning OCF, I guess the most important point that you might want to make is the "early detection, saves lives". You can get all the statistics about survival rates and the comparison between stage I diagnosis, stage IV and those in between from this site.

You want the people reading the story to ask their dentist or hygienist why they are not getting a thorough oral cancer screening, if they're not.

You might want to mention the VELscopoe as a fairly new adjunct to oral cancer screening. You can check this out at www.velscope.com Stress that this is an adjunct and not a substitute for an exam. Also you can mention that a thorough oral cancer screening is more than having your tongue pulled out and moved from side to side. You can get some ideas about how an exam should be done at www.sextetscreening.org

If you want to speak to me about anything before your interview, send me an email wilckdds@comcast.net with your phone number and what time I should call you. I'll be happy to talk to you about it.

Good luck and thanks for being an advocate.

Jerry