1. Guidelines for Screening

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     Risk factors:

          Smoking

          Smokeless (chewing) tobacco

               Co-factor: marijuana smoking

          Alcohol

          Poor oral hygiene

          Papillomas (small growths or tumors) in your mouth or throat caused by Human 

          papilloma virus (HPV-16) infection

               Co-factor: Number of oral sex partners

          Dysplastic oral leukoplakia

          Oral lichen planus

          Family history of oral cancer

          History of previous radiation exposure

          Family history of thyroid cancer

          Previous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

          Fanconi anemia

          Li-Fraumeni syndrome

          Plummer-Vinson syndrome

 

     Screening recommendation:

 

          Annual oral cancer examination by a dentist

          Periodic complete head and neck examination if any of the risk factors are present

 

2. Cancer Prevention 

 

          Avoidance of smoking (smoking cessation program)

          Limit alcohol intake

          Vaccination of boys and girls with Gardasil™

          Avoid HPV infection by use of condoms during oral sex

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Strang Cancer Prevention Institute has developed and updates guidelines for cancer screening and best practices for cancer prevention using guidelines of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Consortium of Cancer Centers Network (NCCCN) and the American Cancer Society (ACS). Strang is synonymous with cancer screening and prevention. Strang was the first medical facility to introduce the Pap test into clinical practice which has saved millions of women's lives worldwide. Strang was opened by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933.​