As the Cancer Research in UK releases its findings, Oral cancer is now considered as the tenth most common cancer in men today.
According to the statistics, in 2012, there were already 7,300 people who were diagnosed to have oral cancer in UK, and it shows that twice as many were men than women diagnosed having the disease - nearly 4,900 in males and 2, 400 for females
Meanwhile, it is considered as the fifteenth most common cancer in women.
Back in 2002, cases of oral cancer have shockingly risen up to 4,500. The number of people diagnosed of the disease has increased in a span of ten years from 9 per 100,000 in 2002 to 12 per 100,000 in 2012.
According to the reports released by Medical News Today, it was during the Mouth Cancer Action Month when the Cancer Research UK has decided to collaborate with the British Dental Association and the British Dental Health Foundation to spread the awareness of oral cancer due to the quick rise in oral cancer cases. It was here, when they have introduced a new oral cancer toolkit for dental professionals and GPs for an early detection of the disease.
In UK alone, 2,300 people die from oral cancer every year - nearly 1,500 in men and around 770 in women.
Examples of oral cancers may include but not limited to cancer of the mouth (gums and palate), lips, tongue and tonsils including the middle part of the throat known as oropharynx.
Lifestyle is just one of the considered risk factor of the disease, like in UK, around 9 out of 10 oral cancer cases are viewed as caused by a lax lifestyle. Take tobacco smoking for instance, it has greatly affected oral cancer cases in UK having an approximately 65 percent share. Having a diet low in fruit and vegetables, alcohol intake and the human papilloma virus (HPV) have also been associated to oral cancer.
