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Oral cancer represents a significant challenge in public health and medicine. In Western countries, it accounts for 6% to 10% of all malignant tumors, with a particularly high incidence in Italy where it makes up about 6% of malignant pathologies, more frequent in males than in females.
90% of oral cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC), and most cases occur in individuals over 40 years old, with an average age at diagnosis of about 60 years.
Significant risk factors for oral cancer include: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and the combination of these two factors, which together pose a greater risk than the individual factors in isolation.
Other relevant risk factors are viral infections such as HPV, poor oral hygiene, poor dental conditions, chronic mucosal trauma, and an unbalanced diet.
Despite advancements in combined therapeutic strategies (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy), the overall survival rate for patients affected by oral cancer has remained around 50% in recent years, and no significant improvement has been observed in the stage of the disease found at the time of diagnosis.
ORAL CAVITY CANCER
WHAT IT IS
The presence of a persistent swelling, a reddish-white spot that does not resolve, or a wound that does not heal on the oral mucosa is a possible warning sign, as it could be a manifestation of a pre-cancerous or cancerous lesion in the mouth.
The oral cavity includes:
- The anterior part of the tongue, the gums, the inner surface of the cheeks and lips
- The lower part under the tongue of the mouth (the oral floor), the upper bony part of the mouth (the hard palate)
- The area located behind the teeth (the retromolar trigone)
CAUSES
For all oral cavity cancers, the main and most common risk factors are:
- Cigarette smoking, chewing tobacco, alcohol consumption.
- Oral transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) (high incidence among young people); poor oral hygiene and poor diet; genetic causes.
- Trauma to the inner surface of the mouth, such as ill-fitting dental prostheses.
PREVENTION
Dentists should pay particular attention to lesions of the mouth in general and to any suspicious signs or symptoms in the oral cavity, especially in individuals who consume tobacco or regularly consume alcohol. Patients should follow these warnings:
- Do not underestimate any mouth lesions, even if small or painless: nodules or hardening of the mucosa, small ulcers, white or red or reddish-white patches, especially if bleeding, growths. Also pay attention to any impediments to proper chewing.
- Undergo dental check-ups once or twice a year, more frequently for those over 60 and for individuals with risky lifestyles.
- Adopt a healthy lifestyle, do not smoke, do not consume tobacco in any form, and limit alcohol.
DIAGNOSIS
Mouth cancer, if recognized in its early stages, can be successfully treated, with high cure rates. Diagnostic delays generally depend on underestimation of symptoms, often due to insufficient knowledge of this cancer, which is confused with other more frequent but less serious diseases (such as dental abscesses or benign tumors), or its manifestations are not reported to the doctor in a timely manner. The examination to detect oral cavity tumors, in the absence of symptoms, should include:
- Naked-eye inspection of the oral cavity and palpation of the tongue and floor of the mouth.
- Second inspection or screening of the oral cavity with Goccles and the aid of a photopolymerization light.
- Any suspicious mucosal lesions, if persistent, should be biopsied.
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