WNL…within normal limits; a very bold and broad sweeping statement that distinguishes between health and disease and in some cases, an outcome of life vs. death. The complexities of clinical presentation do not always make this an easy task. Through a guided visual journey of inspiring and moving oral/oropharyngeal cancer survivors and those who have lost their lives, learn the subtle life-saving symptoms and screening techniques that will increase our opportunity to save a life! This is a presentation you will never forget.
Learning Objectives:
To recognize the incidence and five-year survival rates of current oral and oropharyngeal cancer.
To explore the critical components and palpation techniques of today’s oral cancer screening exam.
To understand our role in opportunistic screening and earlier discovery of oral and oropharyngeal cancer.