Oral Cancer Archives

Symptoms and Treatments of Throat Cancer

A few additional symptoms of throat cancer include:- any unusual pain in the mouth - bleeding - having loose teeth - foul-smelling breath - a certain change in the way that a person speaks - difficulty with breathing or swallowing - a stain of blood with the cough - earaches and other pain in the […]

Types of Throat Cancer

Among the many types of cancer, there is a kind which distinctly affects a person’s vocal cords. Vocal cords may also be also referred to as a “voice box” or larynx. If this is the part affected, then a person could have throat cancer if a person exhibits signs of having larynx or throat cancer, […]

Larynx Cancer Symptoms

I’m sure not everyone knows that the throat is scientifically known as the larynx. Aside from the throat’s other moniker, it surely won’t hurt to know more important details about the throat, especially in terms of its medical conditions.What exactly is the larynx?The throat or larynx is that part of the windpipe, also known as […]

The Truth About Mouth Cancer

Nowadays, there are almost 100 different types of cancer that can develop in a person’s body. One type of cancer that is of a more serious nature is cancer of the mouth.Mouth or oral cancer may affect the lips tongue and mouth area. The mouth is the first ‘tool’ that people use for digestion. This […]

Cancer of the Lip

This tumor, usually called an epithelioma, occurs most frequently on the lower lip in men as a chronic ulcer. Predisposing factors may be chronic irritation of a warm pipe stem, or prolonged exposure to the sun and wind. More significantly, however, is the tendency for the “smoker’s patch” to progress to an epidermoid lip […]

Oral Cancer Facts

Leokoplakia buccalis, also called “smoker’s patch,” and the related keratosis labialis are seen in middle-aged adults, more than 80% of them men. These conditions are characterized early by the appearance of one or two small, thin, often crinkled, pearly patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, the mouth, or both, due to “keratinization” of […]