VIVA – Cancer mouth is one problem that cannot be taken lightly. From the data recorded 3 percent to 4 percent of oral cancer cases of the total cancer cases in Indonesia.
In 2018 alone there were 348,809 cases of oral cancer out of the total cancer cases in the country. It is important for people to know the symptoms of oral cancer from an early age. One of the characteristics or symptoms of oral cancer is sprue.
“If there is a canker sore that persists in one area for more than one month, it is necessary to be aware. The earlier it is found, the better the results will affect the quality of life during treatment,” said the specialist disease mouth, drg. Rusmawati Ruslan, Sp.PM in virtual conference The difference between canker sores and oral cancer, Friday, 13 November 2020.
Apart from thrush, bad breath is also a sign that you may have oral cancer. But how to determine if bad breath is a sign of cancer and not it?
Rusmawati explained that bad breath due to oral cancer usually occurs due to an abnormality that may be caused by an abscess. Besides that, it can also occur because of the fungus.
“Or usually also food because people are afraid of getting sick because cleaning it so it is not increasingly guarded oral the hyginnya smells bad. For the difference between bad breath or what we know helitosis with oral cancer itself from the smell, if oral cancer has more bad breath, “he said.
Even so, he said, not all bad breath can be categorized as oral cancer. Therefore it is important to check yourself to find out whether the bad breath you experience is due to oral problems hygiene or cancer.
“There are many reasons for bad breath, it could be due to lack of drinking, systemic or oral hygiene. But what is of concern besides bad breath is the lesions that don’t go away, “he said.
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