I lost my dad to lung cancer & his oral care during tx | Tooth Or Dare Podcast with Toothlife.Irene

I lost my dad to lung cancer & his oral care during tx | Tooth Or Dare Podcast with Toothlife.Irene

From Tooth or Dare Podcast by Irene Iancu @Toothlife.Irene

April 16, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 199

About this episode

Irene Iancu shares her personal experience of her father's battle with lung cancer and the importance of oral care during treatment.

Dental peeps, this one is super personal… what happens when oral care is overlooked in cancer patients? We see these patients in our ops, but what happens when that patient is your Dad? My dad... My patient In this episode of the Tooth or Dare Podcast, I share the story of my father’s battle with cancer and the parts of care that too often get missed. It began with the kind of phone call no one is ever ready for: “Your dad is coughing blood.” While I'm elbow deep in a 6mm pocket during an SRP. From that moment on, life changed quickly. Emergency visits. Hospital admissions. A diagnosis that had likely been developing quietly for some time. The truth is, many lung cancers are not found until they are already advanced. But this episode is about more than the diagnosis and the outcome being tragic. It is also about something rarely talked about enough: oral health during cancer treatment. What I learned, what we created and how I shared it with the folks at the Cancer Center. If you want the same download, you can grab it here: Oral Cancer Products Digital Download from Toothlife.ca We discuss: ⚪ How life can change in a single moment ⚪ Warning signs that were easy to dismiss…

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