2023-04-29 06:12:51
Oral cancer is a common cancer among young and middle-aged men in my country. It ranks fourth in the incidence and mortality of male cancer. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, more than 3,000 people die of oral cancer every year, and more than 8,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer. Doctors Reminder, smoking, alcohol, betel nut will increase the risk of oral cancer, people who touch all three, the probability of getting oral cancer is 123 times that of the average person.
Jiang Kunjun, deputy director of Minsheng Hospital, pointed out in “Jiang P Medical Affairs” that oral cancer may be caused by physical or chemical stimuli. Physical stimuli include dentures that don’t fit or wisdom teeth that are crooked and rub once morest the oral mucosa repeatedly, resulting in long-term oral cell death or Injury, once the repair process goes wrong, it may turn into cancer cells; in addition, eating too spicy or hot food can also damage the oral mucosa.
The most common chemical stimuli are cigarettes, alcohol, and betel nuts. Jiang Kunjun pointed out that according to statistics, smokers are 18 times more likely to get oral cancer than non-smokers; drinking alcohol is 10 times more likely to get oral cancer than non-drinkers; If you eat betel nuts, the chance of oral cancer is 89 times that of the general population; if you smoke, drink alcohol and eat betel nuts, your chances of getting oral cancer are 123 times higher.
Jiang Kunjun reminded that if the mouth has not healed following 2 weeks, there are erythema or white spots in the mouth, the mucous membrane is particularly hard, and there are warty protrusions or lumps in the oral mucosa, it may be oral cancer.
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