The oral cavity is integrated by the lips, encías, the inner covering of the cheeks, the two third front parts of the language, the salivary glands, the ground of the mouth underneath the language, paladar hard and the small area located behind teeth of the called judgment trígono to retromolar and in anyone of these parts can be developed the oral cancer.
The oral cancer or of mouth in Mexico more or less occupies 4.3% of the malignant tumors that appear in the men and is that in the women it is difficult to need by the high incidence of the cervicouterino cancer and breast.
This type of cancer has been increased much in young people, in special those that smoke or chew tobacco.
Between the main factors of risk to develop it they are.
- the tabaquismo and alcoholism.
- the combined consumption of spirits and tobacco.
- pure smoking or pipe, that increases the lip cancer.
- suffering chronic buccal infections.
- having a bad or deficient buccal hygiene.
- the excessive exhibition to the sun, increases the risk of labial cancer.
- a deficient nutrition with lack of fruits and vegetables.
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