ViziLite Plus – Oral cancer screening technology-is a quick and painless exam performed in minutes. It helps the dentist see what his eyes alone can’t.
Oral Cancer Risk by Patient Profile |
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Increased Risk
- Patients age 18-39 without lifestyle risk factors
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High Risk
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Patients age 40 and older
- Tabacco users( any type, any age)
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Highest Risk
-Tabacco/alcohol use, diabetes, HIV
- Patients with history of oral cancer
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ViziLite Facts:
- Every hour of every day, one American dies of oral cancer.
- 27% of oral cancer victims do not use tobacco or alcohol and have no life style risks.
- When detected early, oral cancer is 90% curable and patients can live a healthy life. A majority of early lesions are not identified with an unaided visual examination.
- The death rate in the United States for oral cancer is higher than that of cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, cancer of the brain, liver, testes, kidney or ovarian cancer.
- 8,000 Americans will die each year of oral cancer.
- More than 30,000 Americans will receive an oral cancer diagnosis this year. In five years, less than 57% will still be alive.
- Oral cancer can have potentially disfiguring effects on patients, seriously compromising their quality of life.
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