Lip cancer is the most common form of oral cancer are the most common in men. The most common type of cancer of the lip is a squamous cell cancer (SKWAY-mus), which has the ability to spread. Another type is basal cell carcinoma of the lip, which is likely to spread. Risk factors for lip cancer include the use of snuff (cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless snuff), alcohol abuse, having a sexually transmitted virus called human papillomavirus (HPV), with skin too much sun exposure. When diagnosed early, cancer of the lips is very curable.
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