Free Oral Cancer Clinic in Gulfport Florida- Part 1

Gulfport Councilman David Hastings is an oral cancer survivor. Here is his story...
The City of Gulfport, in conjunction with the Oral Cancer Foundation, will be hosting a free Oral Cancer Screening on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. at the Walgreens parking lot on the corner of 58th St. S. and Gulfport Blvd. S. in Gulfport. This event was spearheaded by Councilman David Hastings through his experience with fighting oral cancer and being a survivor.

Oral cancer belongs to the head and neck cancer group, and is often referred to by other names such as; tongue cancer, mouth cancer, tonsil cancer, lip cancer, and throat cancer. While some people think this is a rare cancer, it is not. Approximately 100 people in the U.S. will be newly diagnosed with oral cancer each day, and it takes a life in the U.S. every hour of every day.

The key to reducing the death rate of oral cancer is earlier detection, and the key to that is for all adults to receive opportunistic oral cancer examinations at least once a year. Tobacco users, heavy alcohol users, and those with a prior history of cancer should be examined more frequently. Even people who do not share those traits should be examined annually in light of the mounting evidence of a link between oral cancer and the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV type 16).

This event is co-sponsored by the City of Gulfport and the Oral Cancer Foundation. To learn more about oral cancer go to www.oralcancer.org on the web. For event information, email dhastings@mygulfport.us or call 727-893-1118.

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