Symptoms

Mouth cancer Symptoms

Cancer often has no specific symptoms, so it is important that you limit your risk factors and undergo appropriate cancer screening.

Nevertheless, you need to know which symptoms might point to cancer. You do not want to ignore a warning that might lead to early diagnosis and possibly to a cure.

Oral Cancer includes cancer of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of mouth, hard palate, gums and minor salivary glands.

Oral cancer usually occurs in people over the age of 45 but can develop at any age. The following are the most common symptoms of oral cancer:

1. A sore on the lip or in the mouth that does not heal
2. A lump on the lip or in the mouth
3. A lump in the neck
4. A white or red patch on the gums, tongue or lining of the mouth
5. Unusual bleeding, pain or numbness in the mouth
6. Oral pain that does not go away or a feeling that something is caught in the throat
7. Difficulty or pain with chewing or swallowing
8. Difficulty with jaw opening
9. Swelling of the jaw that causes dentures to fit poorly or become uncomfortable
10. Tooth loosening
11. Bad breath
12. Sensory loss of the face

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mouth Cancer

what is mouth Cancer
A person with mouth cancer has a group of abnormal cells in the lining of the mouth that multiply out of control. These cells can form tumors and spread to other parts of the body.
smoking greatly increases the risk of mouth cancer. The chance for a cure is very good if the cancer is detected before it spreads outside the mouth.
Common names of mouth cancer

1. Cancer Gingiva
2. Cancer of the Mouth
3. Cancer Oral
4. Cancer Tongue
5. Gum Cancer
6. Mouth Cancer
7. Oral Cancer
8. Tongue Cancer

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Treatment of Blood Cancer

Radiation therapy
this therapy is effective to kill cancer cells with the process of exposure to high- energy radiations.
Stem Cell Transplantation This procedure is required in order to enable treatment with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
One of the deadliest diseases of this century is cancer. According to reports by W.H.O. one out of three women and one out of four men are prone to getting cancer in the world. Now with such alarming figures the task of hospitals and doctors has become very challenging. But with the advancement of technology its cure has become possible provided the disease is diagnosed in its early phase. Today the use of modern technology has brought the cure rate of cancer to almost 70-80%.

The Apollo hospitals have some of the most advanced technologies and state of art equipments to enable them to fight the disease.

The recently started Apollo cancer institute is a great success. The institute provides the treatment in the following major specialties :

Medical Oncology
Surgical Oncology
Pediatric Oncology
Radiation Oncology

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Treatment

Treatment of Blood Cancer

Blood cancer is rather a cluster of cancers developed in the blood cells and therefore the patients with leukaemia requires special treatment. The special cancer centres can only meet those special needs. The treatment of blood cancer is a complete program which the patients have to follow in order to achieve best results.

Chemotherapy is the first method to destroy those leukaemic cells by the usage of anti cancer drugs.

is effective to slow down the rate of reproduction of the leukaemic cells and helps the immune system to build sufficient anti- leukaemia activity.
SurgeryThe surgery is performed for the removal of an enlarged spleen or to install a venous access device to give medications and withdraw blood samples.

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Symptoms

blood cancer symptoms

Cancer gives you no symptoms or signs that exclusively indicate the disease. Every complaint for cancer can explain a harmless condition as well. If you have symptoms, however, you should see a doctor for further evaluation.
common symptoms of blood cancer
They could be symptoms of cancer of your lung, head, and neck. Anyone with a cough that lasts more than a month or with blood in the mucus that is coughed up should see a doctor.
Doctors sometimes see pencil-thin stools with colon cancer.
Some people with cancer feel as if they need to have a bowel movement and still feel that way after they have had a bowel movement. If any of these abnormal bowel complaints last more than a few days, they require evaluation.
A doctor always should investigate blood in your stool.

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