Fight Oral Cancer Foundation (FOCF) will be holding a free oral cancer screening at Campion Trail, T.W. Richardson Grove Park on September 19th.

Support Groups are an important part of walking through the treatment process for those that have been diagnosed with oral cancer.  SPOHNC (short for Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer) is committed to developing programs to support those that are on that journey.

Last year the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation had the privilege of participating in the SPOHNC fundraiser in Irving. While at the event we conducted free oral cancer screenings. Dr. Fitzgerald screened many attendees and referred 5 attendees to seek further diagnosis from doctors.

FOCF in collaboration with SPOHNC is delighted to be a part of this event again this year on September 19th. We will be conducting free oral cancer screenings.  You are invited to come out to the event and be a part of the great work that SPOHNC is doing to make a difference in the lives of those that have fallen victim to this horrible disease.

Click here for the full sized poster in PDF format.

Date:

September 19, 2010

Location:

Campion Trail, T.W. Richardson Grove Park
333 East Interstate 635
Irving, TX

Time:

Start Time: 7am
Screening: 9-11am

Ever since we began The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation in 2008 with the slogan “Be a Life Saver”, we’ve been dedicated to giving towards the cause of fighting oral cancer.

Every dollar counts when it comes to saving a life.

Your donations* will go toward:

1. Educational pamphlet to be distributed at schools, hospitals, health fairs and public libraries locally and nationwide.
2. Provide dental care and dental hygiene educational programs for children.
3. Hold free oral cancer screenings locally and nationwide.
4. Sponsor speakers to raise awareness and promote screening.
5. Fund oral cancer research.

*95% of all donations go toward the foundation’s cause and only 5% is used to cover administrative expenses.

Join others as together we fight oral cancer.  Click here to donate.

Together we fight oral cancer. Together we save a life every hour.

The diagnosis of oral cancer, never comes at a good time.  However, the fight for oral cancer is not a lost cause, but there are many survivors with inspiring stories to share. The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation is looking for those stories. Often times cancer survivor stories are the fuel that many recently diagnosed cancer patients need in order to encourage him or her in their fight, giving them the hope they need to be able to one day share their survivor story with others.

According to the American Dental Association,  approximately 35,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. If you have a cancer survivor story that you would like to share with us, please email the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation at info@fightoralcancer.org.

We look forward to hearing your oral cancer survivor stories and sharing them with others as together we fight oral cancer.

On August 8th and 9th the Fight Oral Cancer Foundation had the opportunity to participate in WFAA’s Health and Fitness Expo held at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX.  Represented as a non-profit organization we were given the opportunity to speak on “The Five Things You Should Know about Oral Cancer” as well as educate and provide free cancer screenings at our booth.

The FOCF booth had two dentists on site at all times who were able to perform a visual

examination of a total of 120 people during the day and a half they were at the expo.

Results

Day 1 – Fifty people were examined and three possible cancer cases were discovered.
Day 2 – Seventy people were examined and four suspicious lesions were discovered.

Each suspicious case was referred to their dentist for a second opinion and a possible biopsy.

Events like the WFAA Health and Fitness Expo are an important part of The Fight Oral Cancer Foundation’s mission of  bringing awareness to the issues surrounding oral cancer.

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Network Events, Inc. (NEI) and WFAA-TV are partnering to produce and promote The Dallas Health & Fitness Expo, to be held August 8 and 9, 2009, at the Dallas Convention Center. NEI, the premier producer of consumer Wellness Expos in top markets across the country, has produced the largest and best-attended Health & Fitness Expo in Dallas for the last 8 years.