Oral Cancer questions – with accurate answers (verified)Graded A

wers-1. squamincidence of oral cancers - Answers-4% of naturally occurring cancers leading sights for oral malignancies - Answers-1. tongue 2. floor of mouth prime age and sex for oral cancer - Answers-over age 40 2:1 male to female causal relationships to oral cancer - Answers-1. tobacco -pipes=lip cancer -cigarettes=oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer -snuff dipping/tobacco chewing=cheek and gum cancer 2. alcohol consumption -10x increase in cancer w/heavy alcohol and tobacco usage (also cirrhosis) syngergistic relationships to oral cancer - Answers-1. alcohol and tobacco=drying effect on epithelium (makes it more susceptible) 2. poor oral hygiene 3. ill-fitting prosthetic appliances and dentures 4. spicy food possible sites for oral cancer - Answers-1. lip 2. anterior floor of mouth 3. lateral floors of mouth 4. tonsils 5. tongue 6. esophagus most common types of cancer on the tonsil - Ansous cell carcinoma 2. lymphoma initial stages and symptoms of oral cancer - Answers-1. Leukoplakia -is a precancerous lesion