Prevention Of Mouth/Oral Cancer

Do not smoke or use other snuff products

Have dental problems corrected

Limit or avoid alcohol consumption

Good oral hygiene

Treatment Of Mouth/Oral Cancer

Surgery to remove the tumor is usually recommended if the tumor is small enough. Surgery may be used in combination with radiation therapy and chemotherapy for larger tumors. Surgery is usually done if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the neck.

Other treatment may include speech therapy or other treatments to improve movement, chewing, swallowing and speech.

Symptoms Of Mouth/Oral Cancer

A patch of throat irritation, lump or thickness in the mouth, lips, or throat

Red or white patch in the mouth

Feeling that something is stuck in the throat

Difficulty chewing or swallowing

Difficulty moving the jaw or tongue

Numbness of the tongue or other oral

Swelling of the jaw that causes dentures to fit poorly or become uncomfortable

Pain in one ear without hearing loss

A person who has these symptoms for more than two weeks should see a dentist or oral cancer medical examination. In most cases, symptoms such as these do not mean cancer. Infection or another problem can cause similar symptoms. But it is important to get the symptoms checked, because if it is cancerous, it can be better managed if caught early.

Causes Of Mouth/Oral Cancer

Oral cancer most commonly associated with the lips or tongue. You can also check:

Cheek lining

Floor of mouth

Gums (gingiva)

The roof of the mouth (palate)

Most oral cancer is a type called squamous cell carcinoma. These tend to spread quickly.

Smoking and tobacco use are linked to most cases of oral cancer. Excessive use of alcohol also increases the risk of oral cancer.

Other factors that may increase the risk of oral cancer include:

Chronic irritation (such as rough teeth, dentures or fillings)

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Taking medications that suppress the immune system (immunosuppressants)

Poor dental hygiene and oral

Some oral cancers begin as a white patch (leukoplakia) or an ulcer in the mouth.

Men get cancer oral, twice as often as women do, especially in men over 40

Mouth/Oral Cancer Overview

Oral cancer is a subtype of head and neck cancer is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. [1] There may be a primary lesion originating in one of the oral tissues, by metastasis from a distant site of origin, or the extension of a neighboring anatomic structure, such as the nasal cavity and mouth cancer may come from a tissue of the mouth, and can be varied histologic types: teratoma, lymphoma, adenocarcinoma of the salivary gland more or less, from tonsillar lymphoid tissue or other, or melanoma from the pigment-producing cells the oral mucosa. There are several types of cancers of the mouth, but about 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, [2] from the tissues of the mouth and lips. The oral or mouth cancer most often affects the tongue. You can also occur on the floor of the mouth, cheek lining, gingiva (gums), lips, or palate (roof of mouth).

Most oral cancers are very similar under the microscope and are called squamous cell carcinoma. These are malignant and tend to spread rapidly.