The main causes of oral cancer include:
- Tobacco use (90 percent of people with oral cancers use tobacco by smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and dipping snuff).
- Alcohol use.
Other causes of oral cancer may include:
- Leukoplakia – a condition characterized by a whitish patch that develops inside the mouth or throat.
- Erythroplakia – a condition characterized by a red, raised patch that develops inside the mouth.
- Excessive sun exposure, which, like elsewhere on the body, can cause cancer on the lip.
The link below also provides information about risk factors and ways of reducing them.
del.icio.us
Digg this
