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A Breath Test to Detect Colon Cancer?

August 8, 2013 By Delta Dental of Virginia

If you've put off a colonoscopy, there may someday be an easier screening on the horizon.  Researchers have recently found that they could accurately detect patients’ colon cancer through breath samples 76% of the time. The study results were recently reported in the British … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Cancer Society, breath samples, cancer screenings, colon cancer, DDVA, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, dental health, early detection and treatment for cancer, health risks, overall health

You Booze, You Lose: Excessive Drinking Harms Oral Health

September 6, 2012 By Delta Dental of Virginia

*Updated May 2025 It’s estimated that each year in the United States there will be more than 30,000 new cases of oral cancer diagnosed and about one person every hour will die from this disease.[1] Heavy alcohol consumption is a risk factor for oral cancer.* According to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alcohol, Alcoholism, American Cancer Society, DDVA, Delta Dental, Delta Dental of Virginia, oral cancer, Smoking

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