Oral Cancer Foundation

Multi Award-Winning Actress and Oral Cancer Survivor Blythe Danner Speaking at the Oral Cancer Foundation 10th Annual Fundraiser Walk

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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In 2002, her husband, Bruce Paltrow, died at age 58 from oral cancer.

Key Points: 
  • In 2002, her husband, Bruce Paltrow, died at age 58 from oral cancer.
  • Then in a rare turn of events, Danner was diagnosed with a similar form of oral cancer herself.
  • These include oral cancer widow, oral cancer advocate and spokesperson, oral cancer patron to the Oral Cancer Foundation, Oral Cancer Foundation board member, oral cancer patient, and ultimately oral cancer survivor.
  • Organized by The Oral Cancer Foundation , this event won't be the first that Danner will have attended.

The Inception of the 10th Annual DMV Oral Cancer Walk

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Friday, April 12, 2024
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WHEATON, Md., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- They say you can have a million problems until you have a health problem. Then you just have one problem.

Key Points: 
  • "In my practice, oral cancer is the most life-threatening disease I could diagnose in a patient and something I've seen completely devastate people's lives," said Dr. Abel.
  • In 2018, Dr. Abel took over the walk from the Hoffmans and began collaborating with the Oral Cancer Foundation alongside Megan Blair, the director of practice development at Bethesda Chevy Chase Oral Surgery.
  • For more information about oral cancer and its diagnosis and treatment, visit www.oralcancer.org .
  • For the upcoming DMV Oral Cancer Walk, visit: https://ocf.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID... .

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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This April, as the nation observes the 24th Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month, the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation ( https://www.agd.org/agd-foundation ), the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology ( https://aaomp.org ), American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology ( https://aaomr.org ), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ( https://myoms.org ), the American Academy of Oral Medicine ( https://www.aaom.com ), the American Academy of Periodontology ( https://www.perio.org ), the American College of Prosthodontics ( https://www.prosthodontics.org ), the American Dental Hygiene Association ( https://www.adha.org ), the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association ( https://www.cdha.ca ) and the California Dental Hygienists' Association ( https://www.cdha.org ) are again joining the non-profit Oral Cancer Foundation ( https://oralcancerfoundation.org ) in its campaign to raise awareness of the opportunity of oral cancer screenings, and the importance of early detection.

Key Points: 
  • This April, as the nation observes the 24th Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month, the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation ( https://www.agd.org/agd-foundation ), the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology ( https://aaomp.org ), American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology ( https://aaomr.org ), the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ( https://myoms.org ), the American Academy of Oral Medicine ( https://www.aaom.com ), the American Academy of Periodontology ( https://www.perio.org ), the American College of Prosthodontics ( https://www.prosthodontics.org ), the American Dental Hygiene Association ( https://www.adha.org ), the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association ( https://www.cdha.ca ) and the California Dental Hygienists' Association ( https://www.cdha.org ) are again joining the non-profit Oral Cancer Foundation ( https://oralcancerfoundation.org ) in its campaign to raise awareness of the opportunity of oral cancer screenings, and the importance of early detection.
  • Regular oral cancer examinations performed by your oral health professional remain the best method for detecting oral cancer in its early stages.
  • If you have never had an oral cancer examination, there is no better time to schedule one than during Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April.
  • For more information about oral cancer and its diagnosis and treatment, visit the websites of the partner organizations listed, or visit the oral cancer foundations main web site at www.oralcancer.org