Cure of oral cancer
Oral cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer worldwide; one person dies every hour from the disease. It is the development of abnormal cells in the oral cavity. The areas in which this cancer will most commonly develop are tongue, gums or oropharynx. According to statistics, nearly as many women will be diagnosed with oral cancer as with cervical cancer every year. The key to reducing the impact of this disease is early detection. Rates for new oral cancer cases have increased, over the last ten years alone. For those who are diagnosed early survival rate is also increased. Over the past years, death rates for oral cancer have remained stable despite of our efforts in screening and advanced technologies; with death being more common amongst men aged above 50. Among all other related cancers HPV oral and oropharyngeal cancers are harder to discover because their symptoms are not always obvious. Oral cancer is preventable if the triggers of this disease are predictabl...