Question 1

how rare is it for a teen to get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Very uncommon: A teen rarely may get oro-pharyngeal cancer due to epstein barr virus, or mouth cancer if greatly susceptible to cancer and starts using tobacco at a young age.

Question 2

do teens commonly get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes it is possible for teens to have oral cancer.  The area of concern needs to be looked at and to determine if a biopsy needs to be done of if another cause can be attributed to the area of concern, like trauma.

Question 3

is oral cancer common in teens, bc i have gotten the gardasil shot, can i still get oral cancer ? is it common for 18 yr old girls ?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Mouth cancers are more common in people over 40, particularly men. Gardasil is a vaccine indicated in females 9  to 26 years of age for the prevention of cervical and vaginal cancers. Ask your doctor for more information.

Question 4

i have two lumps in my mouth; one near the upper molarsand one inside the tongue. i also have a sore throat. i'manxious. how many teens get oral cancer a year?

Accepted Answer

See a dentist: It is difficult to diagnose with out a proper examination. It sounds like you may have an infected tooth. See a dentist  for proper diagnosis.

Question 5

how do you get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Many ways: The known risk factors for oral cancer are tobacco use (whether cigarettes, cigars or smokeless tobacco), alcohol use, and infection with certain strains of human papilloma virus.  Genetics may play a role in some people.

Question 6

can teenagers get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Unlikely but cancer spares none.

Question 7

why doesn't everyone get oral cancer from dip?

Accepted Answer

Do you mean HPV?: Oops -- I didn&#x27;t understand dip refers to oral tobacco. Other doctors have replied correctly. If you meant HPV, i.e. human papillomavirus:  Oral HPV is common, although less frequent than genital infection. In either location, the vast majority of infection do not lead to cancer. Even the type that most often leads to throat cancer (HPV 16) does so in fewer than 1 in a thousand cases.

Question 8

how long does it take to get oral cancer? 20 years?

Accepted Answer

Depends: I am unaware of any published studies that can quantify how long you have to chew tobacco before being diagnosed.

Oral cancer from chewing tobacco is obviously a concern. The number of times you chewed tobacco and your risk of getting oral cancer may also be dependent upon the type of tobacco you chew, the location (if you keep it in the same location), as well as how long you chewed it each time.

Question 9

what are the different types of oral cancer you can get?

Accepted Answer

Types of Oral Cancer: There are many different types of oral cancer. The most common kind, squamous cell carcinoma, affects the tongue, the floor of mouth, the cheeks, the jaws and the throat. Also, there are less common salivary gland cancers that can affect any of the very many salivary glands inside the mouth. Then there are the rare malignancies that may be metastatic from a remote site, such as melanoma or others.

Question 10

please tell me how long it takes for to get oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Please rephrase: How long does it take cancer to develop from what? Naturally (genetic), from smoking, from chewing tobacco? Cancer occurs when cells mutate due to genetic change to cause unregulated cell growth.

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