Written by Mervat Rashad
Saturday, February 18, 2023 02:00 PM
Prepare mouth cancer The most common form of cancer among men, accounting for 11.28% of all cancers among women, and is the fifth most common form with 4.3% of all cases. If cancer is diagnosed early it can result in a 5-year survival rate of more than 80%, Tobacco use is associated with 80% of oral cancers, especially in men over the age of 40, and recently, there has been a rise in oral cancer among women and young adults over the past few decades, likely due to the increase in smokeless tobacco use, according to the publication Doctor.ndtv website.
Common signs and symptoms of oral cancer
The most common symptom of oral cancer is a burning sensation in the mouth. Other symptoms include painful sores, difficulty opening the mouth, change in the quality of speech, difficulty swallowing, bleeding from the mouth, and tooth loss. Sometimes there can be a lump in the neck that is usually painless. These symptoms are also present for other reasons but if they do not go away even after taking medications and they are present for more than 3 weeks then the possibility of cancer should be considered.
Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnosing oral cancer can be a multi-step process that involves several tests to confirm the presence of the disease and determine its extent. Once a diagnosis is made and the extent of the cancer has been established, treatment can begin. A treatment plan may consist of a combination of surgery, radiation, and cancer-modifying drugs (chemotherapy), all of which Designed for the individual case.
The surgical approach can be either open surgery or minimally invasive procedures such as the endoscopic method or the robotic method. Cancer treatment has come a long way, and robotic surgery has greatly improved the survival and plastic surgery rates in these patients. Precise, Minimal Scarring, Better Outcomes With improvements in radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, treatments are becoming more effective with minimal side effects.
