mouth cancer

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MOUTH CANCER

• All you know about mouth cancer...

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Mouth cancer

• Mouth cancer also known as oral cancer occurs
  when a tumor develops in the mouth. The tongue,
  inside of the cheeks, gums, roof, and floor of
  the mouth, the lining of the throat, and the lips
  can all be affected by mouth cancer. If left
  untreated, oral cancer can spread to other parts
  of your body and become life-threatening.

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What are mouth cancer symptoms?

• In the beginning stages of mouth cancer, it can
  occur on lip, gums, tongue, inside in cheeks, in
  the upper mouth or the lower mouth. It has
  different symptoms like one or more small lumps,
  or bumps may form on the inside of your lips,
  tongue, or gums. Other symptoms include
  persistent mouth sores or unexplained bleeding in
  your mouth.
• As mouth cancer progresses, you may feel
  discomfort or have difficulty in swallowing. You
  may notice white or red patches in your mouth or
  experience soreness, numbness, earache, and even
  changes in your speech.
• With time they may spread inside the mouth and on
  to other areas of the head and neck or other
  parts of the body.

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Reasons

• Mouth cancer is formed when the cells of the
  mouth develop changes (mutations) in their DNA,
  It contains instructions that told the cells what
  to do. Mutations cause cells to continue to grow
  and divide when healthy cells die. Accumulating
  abnormal cancers of the mouth can form a tumor.
  Over time, they can spread to the mouth in other
  areas of the head and neck or other body parts.
• Mouth cancer usually begins in the squamous
  cells, the squamous cells that follow your lips
  and inside your mouth. Most oral cancers are
  squamous cell carcinoma. It is unclear what basis
  mutations in the intestinal cells that cause oral
  cancer. However, some factors are identified by
  dentist, which are factors of increasing the risk
  of mouth cancer.

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Risk factors

• There are some factors which increase the risk of
  mouth cancer
• 1) Use of tobacco like cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
  chewing tobacco, and snuff.
• 2) Hard use of alcohol
• 3) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) transmitted
  sexually
• 4) A Weak immune system

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Prevention

• There is no determine way of prevention mouth
  cancer however, its risk can be reduced by
  following some rules
• 1) Say no to tobacco if you are habitual of
  smoking so leave that right now or if you not eat
  tobacco so dont think to start it otherwise that
  can be the reason of bigger harm in mouth cancer.
• 2) Avoid the sunlight on the lips. Try to protect
  your lip skin by using cap, umbrella, or mask and
  use sunscreen lip guard in your daily lifestyle.
• 3) Try to Avoid Drinking alcohol, uses of alcohol
  can annoy cells in your mouth, that can become a
  big cause of mouth cancer. If you chose to drink
  alcohol than it means you chose mouth cancer for
  you. Occasionally you can take a drink that is
  better than have it daily.
• 4) Go to the dentist regularly, tell your dentist
  to check the entire mouth and especially abnormal
  areas that may point out mouth cancer.

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Treatment

• There are different treatments for mouth cancer
  that depend upon the type, stage, and location of
  cancer. Like
• 1. Surgery- This treatment is used for initial
  stages.
• 2. Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy-
  Combination of both are used for advanced-stage
  treatment.
• 3. Targeted therapy- That is use for initial and
  advanced stages.
• And nutrition is also an essential thing in your
  treatment, for a healthy nutrition plan you need
  to discuss your diet with your doctor