Oral Cancer Treatment Methods
Oral Cancer is one of the most frequent tumor type diagnosed in India. According to the Globocan 2012 and National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research Statistics, Oral Cancer is the most common malignant growth found in men that is about 11.28% of all cancer types whereas 4.3% of all cancer types found in women. The stats also say that in 2012, 36463 men and 15361 women died because of Oral tumor in India organoid.
These are the stats of 2012, so just think of the numbers now. The primary factor which is found behind these numbers in Tobacco and Smoking. Around 80% of the Oral disease cases are directly attributed to Tobacco consumption. Also, the Oncology HOD at AIIMS said that about 100 million people have died because of Tobacco in the past one decade. Therefore, this is suggested to Say No to Tobacco immediately.
As we all know that there are four stages of Oral Cancer in which initial or the early stage is least severe compared to the last stage which is the most severe stage. The early-stage survival rate of oral cancer is 82% compared to 27% at the advanced stage. So, never excuse the symptoms of oral cancer and go for an immediate diagnostic test, so that proper treatment can be carried out. You can check out the various Oral Cancer Treatment methods in this article.
Now, the question comes that which is the best and most active treatment for this malignant growth? This depends on the stage, location of a tumor, the health of the patient, and also on the personal preference of the patient. The suggested treatment methods of Oral Cancer are:
Surgery
Surgery is a type of treatment in which doctors go to remove the infected area, surgically.
Surgery to remove a tumor: The doctors/ surgeons go to cut a tumor along with a little margin to ensure that there are no infected cells left in the mouth. If a tumor is small in size than minor surgery is sufficient but in the case of a large tumor, more extensive surgery options taken by the doctors.
Surgery to remove cancer that has spread to the neck: If the Oral Cancer cells have started to infect the nearby lymph nodes and tissues of the neck, Surgeons go to remove the cancerous lymph nodes and the tissue which are affected in the neck, surgically called Neck Dissection. Neck Dissection is the surgical method through which the metastasis of neck lymph node is controlled. Also, Neck Dissection will leave a scar of your neck, but that won’t affect your body’s immunity of fighting against foreign cells.