Question 1

how long does it take for oral cancer to develop?

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It can take long.: Most patients present at over age 50. Tobacco use, including smokeless tobacco, is certainly a risk factor. There may be few or no symptoms. Mouth cancers can present as non healing ulcers that can be painful. Rarely, there can be painless lymph node enlargement. Patients are staged by size of tumor and lymph node involvement.

Question 2

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 3

how long does it take to develop oral cancer symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes never: If you believe you way have oral cancer see a dentist as soon as possible.  Sometimes there are no symptoms.  By the time you develope symptoms it is very late.

Question 4

how long does it take to get oral cancer if you catch hpv at 25y?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Most people do not get cancer from hpv infection.  Other factors, such as use of tobacco, alcohol and other infections may increase the risk.  Genetic predisposition to hpv induced cancer also plays a strong role.  The lag time varies from years to decades.

Question 5

how long does it take for chewing tobacco to cause oral cancer?

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Oral cancer/tobacco: No one knows for sure so quit chewing.  The spitting part is yucky anyway.

Question 6

how long does it take to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco? is there a known, calculated number?

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 7

how long does it take to get oral cancer from chewing tobacco? worse if chew in off season?

Accepted Answer

It varies, but long.: Alcohol use and tobacco use are the main risk factors for oral cancer.  Most are seen in patients over 50 years of age.  Oral cavity lesions present as nonhealing ulcers that are sometimes painful.  So, usually, it takes a long time for this cancer to develop.  But some people have it sooner, especially if they have too much tobacco and/or alcohol.  Talk to your doctor about stopping tobacco use.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

i'm wondering how long would it take to get oral cancer from chewing tabacco?

Accepted Answer

Variable: It usually takes a number of years, but it is not worth trying your luck. Please stop using tobacco in any form, immediately as the risk of cancer is directly proportional to the time of exposure to this carcinogen.

Question 10

what is the amount of time it would take for leukoplakia to progress to oral cancer?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: There is no way to know the exact time it will take for leukoplakia to turn to cancer.   Sometimes leukoplakia may not necessarily turn into cancer.   I recommend you see an oral surgeon for an evaluation and get treated asap as this is a precancerous lesion.

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