Michael Glenn received a screening from Vincent Carrao, MD, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division Chief at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
A record number of participants received free oral, head and neck cancer screenings at The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) during Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April. The screenings, held on two consecutive days, were sponsored by Mount Sinai’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and supported by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, for which Mount Sinai serves as the New York Chapter. Physicians and staff screened a total of 323 participants at both hospitals—245 at MSH and 78 at MSBI—and recommended 50 for follow-up care.
Head and neck cancers usually begin in the squamous cells that line the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the mouth, nose, and throat. Cancers also begin in the salivary glands, but less frequently. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 65,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with head and neck cancers in 2017. There is an 80 percent survival rate when these cancers are detected early.