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Does leucoplakia patch disappear after stoppage of tobacco habit?

April 26, 2017disappear habit patch stoppage tobacco

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Does leucoplakia patch disappear after stoppage of tobacco habit?

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Leucoplakia will progress to oral cancer in about four percent of cases, but will usually disappear on its own if tobacco use stops. Speckled leucoplakia has a cancer potential of at least 25%, in some studies as high as 41%.