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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