Resources

• Yul Byrnner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
• Perform a Death Defying Act
• Detecting Oral Cancer: A Guide for Health Care Professionals: Poster and 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 webpage 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 references 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.
• 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.