Think oral cancer isn’t so common? Think again. We bet you’ll recognize at least one of these celebrities who all battled oral cancer: Babe Ruth, George Harrison, Michael Douglas, Sigmund Freud and President Grover Cleveland. Of course, oral cancer also targets non-celebrities, too. According to the International Oral Cancer Association, one person dies of oral cancer every hour of every day. That adds up to more than 8,000 people each year just in the United States. What can you do to avoid oral cancer? See your dentist in Houston regularly for an oral cancer screening to detect early warning signs before symptoms develop.

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