How Do You Choose A Treatment For Mouth Cancer?
Once you or someone you know is diagnosed with mouth cancer, there are many types of treatment available. Since mouth cancer can affect various tissues of the mouth, including the tongue, lips, cheeks, gums and throat, the treatments vary as much as the areas that may be affected. Know that men are twice as much at risk for oral cancer than women and that 90 percent of mouth cancer patients have a history of using tobacco. Quit smoking or otherwise using tobacco, and use lip balm with UV protection when you are in the sun. Consider having any dental work done before you start treatment for mouth cancer. Choose surgery to remove the tumor or affected area. Doctors will remove the tumor and surrounding tissues in order to completely remove the cancerous area and keep it from spreading. This may include removing bone, gums, or other tissue in the mouth. Use radiation therapy to kill cancer cells. It can be used before, with and after surgery to kill all the cancerous cells that may surrou
