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ORAL
CANCER / SMOKING
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cancer in the mouth common? |
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Ten to fifteen percent of all cancers occur in the mouth.
Considering the small size of the mouth this is relatively high
compared to the other areas of the body.
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What substance in tobacco causes cancer?
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Out of the more than four thousand alkaloids identified in
tobacco, more than forty are proven carcinogens (chemicals which cause
cancer)
Benzo pyrene and nitrosamines are a few of these. Some of these carcinogens
interfere with the genes that control cell division causing uncontrolled
multiplication of cells, or cancer.
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What is the role of tobacco in oral cancer?
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Tobacco is connected to 90% of oral cancers. Nine out
of ten individuals who get cancer in the mouth use tobacco in one form
or other.
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What is the rate of success in oral cancer treatment?
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Since most of the cases are diagnosed at a later stage, oral cancer carries
a high mortality rate in India. Five years after diagnoses, only fifty
percent of the oral cancer patients are alive.
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Is chewing tobacco harmful?
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Tobacco in any form causes cancer and other problems for the user.
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TOBACCO
FACTS
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and other health problems |
-On the average, tobacco use increases the heart rate
10 to 20 beats per minute, and it increases the blood pressure reading
by 5 to 10 mm. of mercury ( by constricting the blood vessels).
-chronic exposure to nicotine may cause anacceleration
of coronary artery disease, peptic ulcer disease, reproductive
disturbances, oesophageal reflex, hypertension, foetal
illnesses and death, and delayed wound healing.
-decreased senses of taste and smell
-increased risk of coronary artery disease--angina,
heart attacks artherosclerotic and peripheral vascular disease--aneurysms
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| Tobacco and Oral Cancer
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These facts give the true picture of tobacco's role in Cancer
-Smoking is responsible for 90% lung cancer deaths
in males and 85% in females
-90 % of those who get cancer in the mouth are tobacco
users
-chances are 69 times higher for a person with a pre
cancer lesion to get cancer if he or she uses tobacco
-among male cigarette smokers, the risk of lung cancer
is 2000% higher than among non smokers.
- tobacco is responsible for the majority of throat,
lip, tongue and palate cancers.
-Smoking substantially elevates the death rates for
cancers of the bladder, kidney, and pancreas in both men and women, and,
possibly, cervical cancer in women
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Tobacco and addiction.
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Yes, tobacco is very addictive. The following facts will illustrate this
-After surgery for lung cancer, almost half of smokers
resume smoking.
-Among smokers who suffer a heart attack, 38 percent
resume smoking while they are still in the hospital.
-Even when a smoker has his or her larynx removed,
40 percent try smoking again.
-Ninety percent of those who try to quit smoking FAIL.
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