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Is the success rate in mouth cancer in young adults good or bad?
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Depends: Many factors determine the successful treatment of mouth cancer. Location, size, spread and possibly papillomavirus association have effects on survival rates, as do treatment rendered.
Answered 7/11/2017
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Good if early tx: Mouth cancer in very young adults is possible but uncommon. However, if you've been smoking 15 years, especially combined with alcohol use, you're pushing the odds against you. If cancer, treatment must be early to be successful. Have an oral surgeon test it now --or rule it out and give you peace of mind.
Answered 10/2/2015
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There is: A price for success: disfiguring surgery, removal of parts of the tongue and jaw. Oral and smoked tobacco is the cause in oral cancer, augmented by alcohol. Hpv is associated with throat: base of tingue, tonsil soft palate on down. Those need chemotherapy and radiation, and the price is swallowing touble for life.
Answered 5/7/2013
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