How does lip cancer develop?
With the increase in skin cancer, there has also been an increase in lip cancer. Lip cancer can result from excessive exposure to the sun and is more likely to occur in warm, sunny climates. Pipe and cigar smokers are also at higher risk for this type of cancer. The disease often goes undiagnosed due to people believing that the cancer is a cold sore or herpetic lesion. Recovery often depends on where, on the lip, the cancer is found. Dentists are most often the ones to find lip cancer during routine dental visits. The stage of the cancer is also quite important; conventional treatment success depends on how early the cancer has been found. What are the symptoms of lip cancer? The symptoms of lip cancer develop slowly. Often in the initial stages there is an initial weakening of the line between the red vermilion of the lip and the white skin below the lip. As this weakening progresses, small scaling areas may form, and dysphasia may occur where there are scale-like areas on the lip. D
