Prevention of oral cancer

The cable of oral cancer
Cancer of the oral cavity disease is a highly invasive and debilitating.
This type of cancer develops most frequently on the tongue and mucosa of the cheeks and on the floor of the mouth.
Up to 40% of cases may be preceded by the presence of lesions “pretumorali”
Who is affected
In the Italian population, the cancers of the oral cavity are:
• 7% of all cancers in humans
• 1% of all cancers in women
• 12 new cases per year per 100,000 inhabitants
• Died 9 years (males between 35-64 years) per 100,000 inhabitants
• Died 2 years (females between 35-64 years) per 100,000 inhabitants
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