Squamous cell carcinoma is known as a common skin cancer, but did you know it can also happen in your mouth?
Linda and Larry Pellerito are teaming up with her doctor from UTHealth to spread the message about the warning signs after she got the shocking diagnosis and underwent treatment last Fall.
Dr. James Melville is her oral and maxillofacial surgeon from UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry. He says she didn't have the typical lifestyle or risk factors, like smoking and drinking alcohol, or genetics. Linda wants you to know that early detection is the key to saving the tongue and jaw, preserving feelings in the mouth and taste, plus preventing it from spreading to other body parts.
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