ORAL CANCER

ORAL CANCER also known as mouth cancer, is cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. Oral cancer is fairly commo and can be cured if found and treated at an early stage (when it's small and has not spread). Oral cancer rates increase with age. The increase becomes more rapid after age 50 and peaks between ages 60 and 70. Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a disease of environmental factors, the greatest of which is tobacco. Aside from cigarette smoking, other carcinogens for oral cancer include alcohol, viruses (particularly HPV 16 and 18), radiation, and UV light.

symptoms of ORAL CANCER

symptoms of ORAL CANCER include:

When lips effective area looks like a persistent crusting ulcer that does not heal, and slowly grows.
A painless white patch, that thickens, develops red patches, an ulcer, and continues to grow.
Feeling of numbness in the mouth or lips.
New lumps or bumps in the neck.
Difficult or painful swallowing.
A swelling in the mouth.

STAGES OF ORAL CANCER

ORAL CANCER IS CATEGORIZED INTO FIVE STAGES :

STAGE 0

Also called carcinoma in situ describes abnormal cells in the lining of the lips or oral cavity.

STAGE 1

A very early stage of cancer in which tumor is not more than 2 centimeters, and the cancer has not reached the lymph nodes.

STAGE 2

It is tumor of larger than 2 centimeters but not more than 4 centimeters. It is also not reached the lymph nodes.

STAGE 3

It is either larger than 4 centimeters or has spread to a lymph node in the neck.

STAGE 4

The advanced stage of mouth cancer of any size, but it has spread to nearby tissue, such as the jaw or other parts of the oral cavity, lymph nodes and distant parts of the body beyond the mouth, such as the lungs.

TREATMENTS OF ORAL CANCER

THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS CAN BE USED TO TREAT ORAL CANCER :

SURGERY

Surgery is the first treatment for cancers of the oral cavity. The partial or total removal of tongue. A surgery for oral cancer in the jawbone. It removes part or all of the hard palate of the mouth.

TARGETED THERAPY

The treatment uses drugs or other substances to precisely identify and attack certain types of cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies are immune system proteins that are created in the lab and used to treat cancer.

CHEMOTHERAPY

When anti-cancer drugs used to kill cancer cells, including treatments that affect most parts of your body.

IMMUNOTHERAPY

A cancer treatment engages your immune system to fight the disease. May also called biological therapy.

RADIATION THERAPY

Radiation therapy uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing.

About Dr. Chandragouda Dodagoudar

Dr. Chandragouda Dodagoudar is an experienced Oncologist in Pusa Road, Delhi. He has helped numerous patients in his 23 years of experience as a Oncologist. You can consult Dr. Chandragouda Dodagoudar at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi.

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