Oral cancer has a particularly high mortality rate because it is often not diagnosed until it has progressed to a later stage of development. If you have been having difficulty opening your mouth, a sore inside your mouth on the roof of your mouth that doesn't heal or lasts more than 14 days, it’s time to get checked. There are different symptoms of these cancers and sometimes, people experience a combination of them. So, how are oral, head, and neck cancers treated? They're usually treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, and they target that specific cancer.
They can use a combination of treatments, the treatment plants can be different for “any every individual depending on the location, the stage, the type of cancer, the person's age, and their general health. Make sure you put yourself first in self-care so you can be there for your family and live a long healthy life. April is a great time to build awareness about head and neck cancer, let us look to the month's importance as a time for taking care of our health.
Key Takeaways:
-Types of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
-What is squamous cell carcinoma
-Symptoms of nasal cancer
-Symptoms of salivary cancers