Oral Cancer: The Disease of the DNA
Written by admin on September 08, 2009
Tags: gum tissue, neck cancer, oral cancer
Oral cancer belongs to a group of cancers called the head and neck cancers. Oral cancer may develop in any part of the mouth but mostly in the tongue and floor of the oral cavity. Oral cancer usually spreads through the lymphatic system to the other parts of the body. For example, the cancer cells may spread to the lungs and these cancer cells are oral cancer cells. So this is treated as oral cancer and not lung cancer.
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Oral cancer is not contagious, but doctors cannot explain why oral cancer is acquired. It has been observed that people with certain risk factors are more likely to get oral cancer. Some of these risk factors are tobacco, alcohol, cancer of the lip from extensive exposure to sun, and people with head and neck cancer.
Oral cancer starts as tiny red or white spot in any part of the mouth. It can affect lips, tongue, cheek lining, gum tissue, and the hard or soft palate. Some of the basic symptoms of this disease are the following:
