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How rare is it for a teen to get oral cancer?
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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.
Answered 3/20/2012
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