Understanding Oral Cancer

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Understanding Oral Cancer
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Introduction

• Oral cancer is mentioned as the uncontrolled
  growth of cells that happens in the oral cavity.
• It includes lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the
  mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, and pharynx
  (throat).
• This may appear as sore in the mouth that does
  not go away.  

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Risk Factors of Oral Cancer

• Smoking It is one of the leading causes and
  people who smoke cigarette, cigar, or pipe
  smokers are highly prone to develop oral cancers
• Tobacco Consumption Tobacco consumption in any
  form is highly dangerous and makes an individual
  prone to oral cancer
• Excessive consumption of alcohol
• Family history

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Symptoms of Oral Cancer

• Constant feeling of soreness or something caught
  in the back of the throat
• Difficulty in chewing or swallowing, speaking, or
  moving the jaw or tongue
• Hoarseness that leads to change in voice
• Pain in the ear
• A change in the way your teeth or dentures fit
  together
• Unexplained weight loss
• Presence of white, red, or speckled sores in the
  mouth
• Unexplained bleeding and numbness
• Persistent sores on the face, neck, or mouth that
  do not heal  
• Also read about Head and Neck Cancer Causes and
  Symptoms

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Diagnosis of Oral Cancer

• When your dentist conducts routine dental exam,
  he might also carry out an oral cancer screening
  exam.
• The dentist here would check for lumps in your
  neck, head, face, and oral cavity, sores or
  discoloured tissue or as well as check for any
  signs and symptoms mentioned previously.
• Once any of these symptoms look like cancerous
  tumours, he might further validate it by
  conducting an oral brush biopsy.
• This test is painless and involves taking a small
  sample of the tissue and analysing it for
  abnormal cells.  
• Based on the initial symptoms, the dentist may
  also recommend scalpel biopsy.
• Scalpel biopsy is more complicated than brush
  biopsy and is usually carried out under local
  anaesthesia.
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Treatment Options for Oral Cancer

• Based on the stage of oral cancer treatment
  alternatives vary.
• The range of treatment options available includes
  radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery.
• It is a streamlined procedure where the stage of
  oral cancer is first identified based on the
  symptoms shown and treatment plan is then
  suggested accordingly.
• Also read about How does tobacco cause oral
  cancer?

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