April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Monterey Dentist Raises Funds for Oral Cancer Foundation
Just Announced! Dr Kern of Monterey is rasing funds this April for the Oral Cancer Foundation.
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) April 19, 2013 - Each year 42,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer; Dr. Jeanette Kern and her dental care team are dedicated to helping eradicate oral cancer with early detection and treatment.
In recognition of Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April, Dr. Kern and her team are launching a campaign to increase awareness and urge locals to help support the fight against oral cancer. For every comprehensive oral cancer screening the Kern care team completes, a $5 donation will be made to the Oral Cancer Foundation (www.oralcancerfoundation.org). In addition, community members are encouraged to drop off or send a donation check made out to the "Oral Cancer Foundation" to Dr. Jeanette Kern, 660 Camino Aquajito, Suite 201, Monterey, CA 93940 during the month of April. All donors will be entered in a drawing to win a DiamondClean Sonic Care Toothbrush, value $230. Donation checks and the check from the office of Dr. Kern will be forwarded to the Oral Cancer Foundation on Thursday, May 2, 2013.
Deaths from oral cancer are on the rise. According to the Oral Cancer Foundation (*see more information below) nearly 8,000 Americans will die from the disease this year, yet many of these deaths are preventable. When oral cancer is detected in its early stages treatment success rates exceed 90 percent.
Screening for oral cancer is fast, easy and painless in your dentist's office. Dentists are required by the state to screen patients annually, for free. However, those who do not visit the dentist on a regular basis are not being screened often enough.
"We are aware that not everyone visits the dentist as often as they should," says Dr. Kern. "Oral cancer can be easily treated if detected early, or it can kill you. Our screening test is simple, pain-free and takes only a few minutes."
Dr. Kern and her dental team can screen a patient in less than five minutes using an oral cancer detection technology called VELscope. VELscope is an incandescent light device that helps dental professionals detect oral tissue abnormalities.
Dr. Jeanette Kern is an award-winning dentist whose recognitions include Outstanding Woman in Monterey County by the Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women, Business Excellence Award from the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and Woman of the Year from the Professional Women's Network. She has trained with world-renowned dental instructors at the Rosenthal Institute at New York University and the Pacific Aesthetic Continuum at University of the Pacific. Prior to becoming a dentist, Dr. Kern worked for 10 years as a dental hygienist and taught Hygiene at UCLA and USC. She graduated at the top of her class from the School of Dentistry at UCLA. Dr. Kern is committed to continuing education and always utilizes the latest techniques to make treatment comfortable for her patients.
To schedule an interview with Dr. Jeanette Kern, call Wendy Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or email Brickman ( @ ) brickmanmarketing dot com dot For more information, check out www dot jkerndds dot com dot
Oral Cancer Facts Sheet
- Oral cancer diagnoses are on the rise. Approximately 42,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. It will cause 8,000 deaths.
- Men are 250% more likely to have oral cancer than women.
- Oral cancer has touched the lives of many people, including numerous celebrities:
Michael Douglas Bruce Paltrow
George Harrison Rod Stewart
Peter Tork Roger Ebert
Aaron Spelling Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Davis Jr. Babe Ruth
Lana Turner Mary Wells
John Prine Burl Ives
- The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of other cancers such as cervical cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the testes, endocrine system cancers such as thyroid, or skin cancer (malignant melanoma).
- The fastest growing group of oral cancer diagnoses is non-smokers under 50.
- Consumption of tobacco products (including smokeless tobacco) and alcohol increase the risk for oral cancers, but recent findings also implicate the HPV 16 virus as a leading factor in diagnoses in younger populations.
*Sources: http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts | www.4orca.org
To schedule an interview with Dr. Jeanette Kern, call Wendy Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or email Brickman ( @ ) brickmanmarketing dot com. For more information, check out www.jkerndds.com.
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