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Dr. Alexander Ross Kerr discusses how racial differences play a role in high-risk detection and survival rates of oral cancer, putting African Americans at greater risk than whites.
He also explains how HPV may be linked to oral cancer.
Dr. Alexander Ross Kerr highlights the major risk factors for contracting oral cancer. All different forms of tobacco and alcohol have long been acknowledged high risks, but Dr. Kerr explains that diet and certain strains of the HPV virus can also play a role.
Caution: Contains Graphic Medical Images
Oral Surgeon Dr. Mark DeLacure surveys "maximally" invasive surgeries to combat oral cancer that are often necessary because the cancer can form anywhere and spread to the tonsils and throat.