About 34,000 new U.S. cases of oral cancer diagnosed annually ; numbers are rising . Pat Folsom , 54 , knows the importance of preventive medicine . Comment: Human papillomavirus also sometimes a cause . When found early , oral cancer patients have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate .
About 34,000 new U.S. cases of oral cancer diagnosed annually ; numbers are rising . Comment: Human papillomavirus also sometimes a cause . When found early , oral cancer patients have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate .