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Oral cancer Information
Oral cancer is cancer that develops on the tissues of the mouth cavity surface such as tongue, buccal mucosa and gingiva.
Oral cancer symptoms
- Appearance of granular or cauliflower-like neoplasms on oral and maxillofacial parts
- Unexplained pain in the tongue, cheeks, teeth, etc.
- Oral or facial ulcers not healing after two weeks
- Unexplained white or red plaques and invasive masses on oral mucosa
Oral cancer risk factors
- Smoking
- Heavy alcohol use
- Chewing tobacco
- Excessive consumption of red meat, processed food and deep-fried food
- Eating too little vegetables and fruit
- Poor oral hygiene
Diagnosis
- Palpation
- Fluorescence dye examination
- Pathological biopsy examination
- Computerized tomography
- Nuclear magnetic resonance scanning
Treatment
Surgical excision, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Reference
- News Medical, 口腔癌的原因, https://www.news-medical.net/health/Causes-of-mouth-cancer-(Traditional-Chinese).aspx
- 每日頭條, 口腔癌的早期症狀有哪些？如何進行口腔癌自檢, https://kknews.cc/zh-hk/health/byxba6.html, 2016年10月18日
- 臺北市立聯合醫院癌症防治研究發展中心癌症資訊網, 口腔癌簡介, http://website.tpech.gov.tw/cancer/癌症預防與篩檢/口腔癌簡介.html
- 蘋果日報(臺灣), 口腔癌 自我檢查5步驟, https://tw.appledaily.com/forum/daily/20050808/21960919, 2005年8月8日
