Dr. Cynthia Stephenson earned her DDS from the University of California, Los Angeles, and provides conscientious and expert oral health care in her practice in Walnut Creek, California. One of the ways Dr. Cynthia Stephenson serves her patients is by thoroughly examining them for oral cancer.

1. Dr. Cynthia Stephenson
Understanding Oral Cancer

2. Introduction
 Dr. Cynthia Stephenson earned her DDS from the
University of California, Los Angeles, and provides
conscientious and expert oral health care in her
practice in Walnut Creek, California. One of the ways
Dr. Cynthia Stephenson serves her patients is by
thoroughly examining them for oral cancer.
When a physician diagnoses a person with cancer, it
signifies that cells of a particular tissue or tissues
have started to reproduce rapidly and without check.
These cells gather into tumors and may also invade
other tissues and spread throughout the body, a state
called “metastasis.”
In the event the tissues of the mouth begin to grow in
this way, doctors call the resulting disease “oral
cancer.”

3. Oral Cancer
 It can start in any part of the mouth, including the lips,
tongue, and throat. If left untreated, oral cancer can
cause death.
Symptoms of oral cancer include the appearance of
bumps or patches in the mouth that may take on a
white or red hue. Moreover, patients may experience
oral bleeding or difficulty swallowing.
Research shows that more than 48,000 people will
develop oral cancer this year. The disease will claim
the lives of more than 9,500 patients, so it is important
to be screened on a regular basis.