Showing posts with label Tongue Cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tongue Cancer. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Prevention Of Tongue Cancer

Reduce the ability to record the tongue of cancer, follow these steps:

Do not smoke or use snuff products. If you smoke or use snuff products, helping to stop.

Avoid heavy use of alcohol.

See your doctor regularly for examinations and screening for cancer.

Treatment Of Tongue Cancer

Treatment of cancer of the tongue may include a combination of methods (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy), and possibly aggressive. Surgery is the best way to treat cancer of the tongue, if the tumors are small.

Radiotherapy can be used in the treatment of these small tumors. In some cases, metastasis may occur even when the cancer spreads to lymph nodes in the neck, then immediate treatment is very important.

Like any small change in tongue can be detected easily detect early cancer of the tongue is quite possible, therefore, prognosis and the chances of recovery are very good. If cancer is detected before it progresses that the best cure after treatment is possible.

Overall, the tongue of cancer survival rate varies from 50-65%, improved survival with early stage disease. In advanced cases, as well as the survival rate is good thanks to the advanced treatment techniques. According to statistics, approximately 80% of patients with cancer of the tongue of the larynx can be preserved.

Symptoms Of Tongue Cancer

If you have any of these symptoms do not assume it is because of tongue cancer. These symptoms may be caused by other conditions. Tell your doctor if you have one of these:

Skin lesion, lump, or sores on the tongue

Difficulty swallowing

Mouth sores and mouth pain

Numbness or difficulty moving the tongue

Speech changes (due to the inability to move the tongue on the teeth when speaking)

Pain when chewing and speaking

Bleeding of the tongue

Causes Of Tongue Cancer

The exact cause of tongue cancer, head and neck is unknown. But there are several risk factors associated with progression of the disease, including smoking, smokeless tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption.

In some cases, the cause of tongue cancer is in doubt for dentures. Men are called high-risk women and this disease affects people over 40 years.

The main reason for cancer of the tongue in Asian countries are chewing tobacco or betel nut with tobacco. This leads to cancer of the mouth, throat or esophagus and throat cancers in these countries. Other risk factors are clear:

Acid reflux

Poor nutrition

Having a weakened immune system

Sunlight

Being exposed to certain chemicals

Virus

Tongue Cancer Overview

TONGUE CANCER
The tongue consists of two parts mainly oral and in the database. Tongue cancer can affect any part of.

Tongue cancer is a malignant tumor, which first appears as a small lump, a firm white patch, or a wound, which is like ulcers on the tongue.

As the tongue of the cancer progresses, it will spread to other parts of the mouth on the floor of the mouth, jaws, gums, or if any treatment.

The tumor must be a life-threatening for the spread of metastases to lymph nodes in the neck and then the rest of the body.

There are two parts of the tongue, oral tounge and the base of the tongue. Cancers that develop in this part of the tongue come under a group of cancers called mouth cancer (or Oral cancer).