What are the odds of an adult male receiving a positive diagnosis of oral cancer? if positive--see oncologist or other dds for 2nd opinion biopsy?

Oral cancer: The odds are very good if you have cancer. Not sure what prompts the question. If you feel you were misdiagnosed please, by all means, get a second opinion.

Squamous cell cancer: Squamous cell cancer in the oral cavity is a diagnosis made by looking at slides of the prepared tissue under the microscope. You need to get the slides from the hospital and physically take the slides to another doctor who will have them evaluated by another pathologist. It is a pretty standard diagnosis it is not tricky. You need to see an ENT doctor or oral surgeon to get the problem treated.

Oral cancer is: Unfortunately on the rise. Many experts believe hpv could be the reason why. Your general dental visits should include oral cancer screenings. Suspicious lesions need close attention ; biopsy if indicated. Consult w an oral surgeon or head/neck oncologist surgeon. Many factors increase risk: alcohol, smoking, immune system issues. W/o these, risk remains relatively low. However, we don't have a.

Oral cancer: I would say that regular dental visits are your first step. Catching any problem early is the best first step to resolution. Dental visits should consist of oral cancer screenings and the only sure way to determine if something is cancer or not is to biopsy it. Some risk factors may be family hx, alcohol usage, tobacco usage both smoke and smokeless, promiscuous behavior.

Oral Cancer: See the following article for some statistics (heavy alcohol drinking and smoking tobacco significantly raise chances, multiples if both) : http://www.Oralcancerfoundation.Org/cdc/cdc_chapter3.Htm while it might be a physician, a general dentist usually is the first to be suspicious of an oral lesion. He\she will generally refer to oral surgeon. With + biopsy, os will know who to refer you to.