Oral Cancer Screening Guide Hamilton 2025 — Red Rose Dentistry

Complete oral cancer screening guide for Hamilton, Ontario in 2025. Oral cancer (including mouth, throat, and tongue cancer) affects approximately 5,400 Canadians annually. Red Rose Dentistry performs oral cancer screening at every routine dental exam — CDCP covers the examination at no cost for eligible Hamilton patients. Early detection dramatically improves survival rates. Open 7 days.

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Oral Cancer Risk Factors — Hamilton Patients

• Tobacco use (smoking, chewing tobacco, vaping) — #1 risk factor
• Heavy alcohol consumption — synergistic effect with tobacco
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus) — increasing cause of oropharyngeal cancers
• Prolonged sun exposure — lip cancer risk
• Age 40+ and male — higher baseline risk
• Previous oral cancer — increased second primary risk

Oral Cancer Screening at Red Rose Dentistry Hamilton

At every routine exam, Dr. Khakani visually and manually examines:

• All mucosal surfaces: lips, cheeks, tongue (top, bottom, sides), floor of mouth, palate
• Lymph nodes: submental, submandibular, cervical chain palpation
• Suspicious findings: red patches (erythroplakia), white patches (leukoplakia), ulcers that don’t heal

Any suspicious lesion is documented, monitored for 2–3 weeks, and referred to oral surgery for biopsy if it does not resolve. CDCP covers all exam components including oral cancer screening.

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