Mouth cancer is a painful disease. It can affect your lips,
tongue, cheeks and even your throat in a short period of time.
The first sign is a non-healing mouth ulcer or a red or white
patch in the mouth.
This disease can affect anyone. It does not matter if you are a
young or an old person. The important thing is the way of
leading your life, because experts believe that mouth cancer is
increasing probably due to drinking alcohol and smoking in huge
quantities, and to a poor diet also.
It is believed that these people are up to 30 times more likely
to develop this type of cancer than those who do not smoke nor
drink alcohol. The British Dental Health Foundation estimates
mouth cancer kills 1,700 people in the United Kingdom every
year, meanwhile 4,300 new cases are diagnosed. Thereby the
importance of warning people of all ages to check their mouth
regularly, since if mouth cancer is diagnosed early, it can be
treated successfully in most cases. Remember that the way to
diminish considerably your risk of being affected by mouth
cancer is leading a healthy lifestyle, giving up smoking,
cutting down on alcohol and eating a healthy diet. Regular
self-examination is very important too, because you shall visit
your doctor or dentist if you notice persistent ulcers, lumps or
red or white patches in your mouth.
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