Types

Types of mouth cancerThe most common type of mouth cancer is squamous cell carcinoma. It develops from squamous cells - the flat, skin-like cells that cover the lining of the mouth. At least nine out of 10 mouth cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Rarer types of mouth cancer include: salivary gland cancer - this type of cancer starts in the salivary gland cells, which are in the lining of the mouth and throat lymphoma - this type of cancer starts in lymph tissue, which is around the base of the tongue and tonsils melanoma - this is a type of skin cancer that starts in skin pigment cells around the mouth or on the lips....

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mouth cancer

Mouth cancer info Mouth cancer refers to cancer that develops in any of the parts that make up the mouth. Mouth cancer can occur on the lips, gums, tongue, inside lining of the cheeks, and the roof and floor of the mouth. Cancer that occurs on the inside of the mouth is sometimes called oral canceror oral cavity cancer. Mouth cancer is one of several types of cancer grouped in a category called head and neck cancers. Mouth cancer and other head and neck cancers are often treated similarly....

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Treatment

How is bone cancer treated?There are many different methods available for your doctor to treat bone cancer. The best treatment is based on the type of bone cancer, the location of the cancer, how aggressive the cancer is, and whether or not the cancer has invaded surrounding or distant tissues (metastasized). There are three main types of treatment for bone cancer: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. These can be used either individually or combined with each other Surgery is often used to treat bone cancer. The goal of surgery is usually to remove the entire tumor and a surrounding area of normal bone. After the tumor has been removed, a pathologist examines it to determine if there is normal bone completely surrounding the tumor. If a portion of the cancer is left behind,...

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risk of bone cancer

Bone marrow transplantation Osteosarcoma has been reported in a few patients who have undergone bone marrow (stem cell) transplantation. Injuries People have wondered whether injury to a bone can cause cancer, but this has never been proven. Many people with bone cancer remember having hurt that part of their bone. Most doctors believe that this did not cause the cancer, but that the cancer caused them to remember the incident, or that the injury drew their attention to that bone and caused them to notice a problem that had already been present for some time.Radiation Bone exposure to radiation may also increase the risk of developing bone cancer. A typical x-ray of a bone is not dangerous, but exposure to large doses of radiation does pose a risk. For example, radiation therapy to treat...

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Risk

Risk of bone cancerA risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. For example, exposing skin to strong sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer. Smoking is a risk factor for cancers of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney, and several other organs. But having a risk factor, or even several, does not mean that you will get the disease. Most people with bone cancers do not have any apparent risk factors.Genetic disordersA very small number of bone cancers (especially osteosarcomas) appear to be hereditary. Osteosarcoma Children with certain rare inherited syndromes have an increased risk of developing osteosarcoma. The Li-Fraumeni syndrome makes people much more likely to develop several types of cancer,...

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