Cancer
Definition of cancer: Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply abnormally, creating growth in tumours and cause damage to surrounding tissue.
Oral Cancer: It appears as a growth or sores in the mouth that do not go away. It is also known as mouth cancer and is a type of head and neck cancer and is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. Mouth cancer occurs when the cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes, like mutations, in their DNA. These mutations allow cancer cells to keep growing and dividing even when healthy cells would die. The accumulating abnormal mouth cancer cells can form a tumour. With time, they may spread to the inside the mouth and onto other areas of the head and neck or other parts of the body.
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Some causes of oral cancer include:
Tobacco and alcohol use. Most cases of oral cancer are usually linked to cigarette smoking, heavy alcohol use, or using both tobacco and alcohol together. Using tobacco and alcohol together increases the risk even more. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smokers are 6 times more likely than non-smokers to develop oral cancers. Smokeless tobacco users. Users of snuff, dip, or the chewing of tobacco products are 50 times more likely to develop cancers of the gums, cheek, and lining of the lips.
HPV. Infection with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (specifically the HPV 16 type) has been blamed for the start of oral cancers.
Age. Risk increases with age. Oral cancer occurs most often in people over the age of 40.
Sun exposure. Cancer of the lip can be caused by sun exposure.
Diet. A diet that is low in fruits and vegetables may play a role in the development of oral cancer.
Family history of
Definition of cancer: Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply abnormally, creating growth in tumours and cause damage to surrounding tissue.
Oral Cancer: It appears as a growth or sores in the mouth that do not go away. It is also known as mouth cancer and is a type of head and neck cancer and is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. Mouth cancer occurs when the cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes, like mutations, in their DNA. These mutations allow cancer cells to keep growing and dividing even when healthy cells would die. The accumulating abnormal mouth cancer cells can form a tumour. With time, they may spread to the inside the mouth and onto other areas of the head and neck or other parts of the body.
Oral cancer on the lining of the inside of …show more content…
Some causes of oral cancer include:
Tobacco and alcohol use. Most cases of oral cancer are usually linked to cigarette smoking, heavy alcohol use, or using both tobacco and alcohol together. Using tobacco and alcohol together increases the risk even more. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smokers are 6 times more likely than non-smokers to develop oral cancers. Smokeless tobacco users. Users of snuff, dip, or the chewing of tobacco products are 50 times more likely to develop cancers of the gums, cheek, and lining of the lips.
HPV. Infection with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (specifically the HPV 16 type) has been blamed for the start of oral cancers.
Age. Risk increases with age. Oral cancer occurs most often in people over the age of 40.
Sun exposure. Cancer of the lip can be caused by sun exposure.
Diet. A diet that is low in fruits and vegetables may play a role in the development of oral cancer.
Family history of