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Please let me know what is the chance that a case of leukoplakia in the mouth will not go on to be cancerous?
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Oral cancer: The likelihood of oral cancer depends upon your age and genetics among other risk factors, especially smoking ! and alcohol consumption! do both and you drastically increase your chances of developing oral cancer. Get an initial biopsy, and follow it up with at least a continuing 6 month head, neck and oral soft tissue screening by an oral surgeon.
Answered 1/6/2022
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