Oral Cancer Symptoms

ORAL CANCER

DESCRIPTION

Oral cancer also called mouth cancer, forms in the oral cavity, which includes all parts of your mouth that you can see if you open wide and look in the mirror. Your lips, gums, tongue, cheeks, roof or floor of the mouth. Oral cancer forms when cells on the lips or in the mouth mutate.

Symptoms –

Lip or mouth sore

White or reddish patches inside mouth

Loose teeth

Growth or lump inside mouth

Mouth pain

Ear pain

Difficult or painful swallowing

Risk factors –

Tobacco use

Heavy alcohol dose

Excessive sun exposure

Sexually transmitted virus

Weakened immune system

Diagnosis and test –

Physical exam

Biopsy

Imaging test

Treatment –

Surgery

Radiation therapy

Chemotherapy

Targeted drug therapy

Immunotherapy