South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• Advisory Council & Coalition
• Curricula
• Data & Reports
• Early Childhood
• Fluoridation
• Infection Control
• Oral Cancer
• Pregnancy
• School Programs
• Screenings
• Sealants
• Special Healthcare Needs
• State Oral Health Plan

Oral Cancer

• Yul Byrnner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
  
• Perform a Death Defying Act (pdf)
• Detecting Oral Cancer: A Guide for Health Care Professionals
  Poster and a PowerPoint that provide an illustrated guide to an oral cancer exam. Contains full color photographs depicting each stage of the exam.
• Oral Cancer Head and Neck Assessment
• American Dental Association’s Overview of Oral Cancer
  This Web page provides the patient with an overview of oral cancer and the risk factors for oral cancer.
• Oral Cancer (pdf)
  This pamphlet describes risk factors, signs and symptoms of oral cancer and emphasizes the importance of detecting the disease in its early stages.
• Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting
  This booklet is designed specifically for young men who have decided to quit using spit tobacco or who are thinking about quitting. It includes reasons to quit, addresses myths about spit tobacco, and helps the reader develop a plan for quitting.
• Oral Care Provider’s Reference Guide for Oncology Patients
  This guide provides quick reference for treating patients before, during, and after cancer treatment. It includes questions to ask the patient's oncology team before cancer treatment begins.
• Oral Complications of Cancer Treatment: What the Oral Health Team Can Do
  This fact sheet discusses preventing and managing complications common to a patient's cancer treatment. Also included is the role of dental professionals before, during, and after treatment.
• Chemotherapy and Your Mouth
  This patient brochure discusses how chemotherapy affects the mouth and the importance of seeing a dentist before, during, and after treatment. Also included are self-care tips for patients to keep their mouth healthy during treatment.
• Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth
  This patient brochure discusses how radiation affects the mouth and the importance of seeing a dentist before, during, and after cancer treatment. Also included are self-care tips for patients to keep their mouth healthy during treatment.
• Who’s on My Cancer Care Team?
  This wallet card provides space for important names and phone numbers of a patient's comprehensive health care team, including the oral health and oncology professionals.
• Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist
  This patient brochure discusses reasons to see a dentist before cancer treatment, how to protect the mouth during treatment, and advice on when to call the cancer care team about mouth problems. Self-care tips are also provided.
• Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist.
  This illustrated booklet is based on "Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist BEFORE Cancer Treatment", and is appropriate for adults with reading skills at the second grade level or below.