Framingham Dental Group takes diagnosing oral cancer seriously. The office uses the Velscope oral cancer detection technology to supplement our visual exam. It is non invasive and completely painless. Oral cancer can strike anyone at any age. The following are some high profile people who have been stricken with oral cancer:
Michael Douglas -throat cancer
Roger Ebert -salivary gland tumor
Sigmund Freud – cancer of the soft palate
President Grover Cleveland -cancer growth on roof of his mouth
Jack Klugman -cancer of the larynx
Babe Ruth -nasopharyngeal cancer
George Harrison -malignant lump in throat