How common is mouth cancer in 16 year olds?

Question

Is it possible for an 18 year old who smoked for 3 years to get mouth cancer?

Answer 1

Rare: Smoking of any kind and use of alcohol will increase your risk over time. Get six month soft tissue examination at your regular dental check ups. No need to worry at your current age.

Answer 2

Very rare: Although other types of cancers are prevalent in children and teens, cancers of the oral cavity are very rare. physical irritation, such as the untreated sharp edge of a broken tooth, alcohol abuse, smoking anything, and mot especially use of tobacco in any form, is associated with increased risk of oral cancer. So don't. If you have a question, see your Dentist for an exam.

Answer 3

Yes: Orally cancer has been primarily a disease of older men who smoke and drink alcohol , however this has changed in the last few years. Now oral cancers are seen in young er people. This is because of the increase in hpv. Some strains are known to cause cancers. Your doctor can test for hpv., especially in women.

Answer 4

Small risk: Oral cancer starts to become significantly more prevalent in the 50's. Smoking and alcohol increase your risk at any age. Here is a good resource for incidence based upon several factors: http://www.Nidcr.Nih.Gov/datastatistics/finddatabytopic/oralcancer/oralcancerincidence.Htm.

Answer 5

Unlikely: Unlikely., but. See oral surgeon or ENT doc if you have any of these symptoms: Persistent mouth sore, persistent mouth pain, a lump or thickening in the cheek, a white/red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the mouth, a sore throat, hoarseness or feeling that something is caught in the throat that does not go away, difficulty swallowing/chewing.

Answer 6

Unlikely: It would be rare at that age. Diagnosis requires an expert such as ENT or oral surgeon and often needs biopsy as appearnces can mislead . Tumors grow or ulcerate and do not go away over time . Have it checked as even non cancerous lesions may be a sign of other medical conditions.

Answer 7

Proper diagnosis: Cancer of the oral cavity is rare in a teenager. However, it is certainly possible to develop leukemia or lymphoma of the tonsils. Like every disease of the mouth, which includes the lips, the cheek mucosa, the tongue and the palatine tonsils (tonsils in the back of your throat), a proper diagnosis by an ENT physician or better yet an oral surgeon is the most appropriate avenue to follow.

Answer 8

Unlikely but: Unlikely See oral surgeon or ENT doc if you have any of these symptoms: Persistent mouth sore, persistent mouth pain, a lump or thickening in the cheek, a white/red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the mouth, a sore throat, hoarseness or feeling that something is caught in the throat that does not go away, difficulty swallowing/chewing.

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