Remember: anyone who has a mouth is at risk for oral cancer – not just ‘regular’ people like you and me. Let’s take a look at some famous people who have or had oral cancer. Test your knowledge (or just guess). From each of the categories, choose the person who has or had oral cancer.
Tyrus Raymond (Ty Cobb)
Lawrence Peter (Yogi Berra)
George Herman Ruth (Babe Ruth)
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Carl Jung
Abraham Maslow
Sigmund Freud
Alfred Kinsey
Ivan Pavlov
Alice Cooper
Freddie Mercury
Rod Stewart
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Mick Jagger
Perry Como
Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis Jr.
Dean Martin
Nat King Cole
J.K. Rowling
J.R.R. Tolkein
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Spock
Deidre Hall (Marlena Brady on Days of Our Lives)
Genie Francis (Laura Spencer on General Hospital)
Colleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara Ryan on As the World Turns)
Erica Slezak (Viki Buchanan on One Life to Live)
Susan Lucci (Erica Kane on All My Children)