• Question: what is mouth cancer

    Asked by cupcake94 to Amar, Ana, Andrea, Leah, Matt on 14 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Andrea Hanvey

      Andrea Hanvey answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      Mouth cancer is when a tumour develops on the surface of the tongue, mouth (and gums), and lips. It can also occur in the tonsils or salivary gland. squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in the mouth.
      risk factors for mouth cancer include smoking, drinking alcohol and human papilloma virus (HPV). Micheal doulas (actor ) developed throat cancer due to the HPV virus

    • Photo: Anastasia Wass

      Anastasia Wass answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      Andrea’s right! Mouth cancer is just when cells in the mouth become cancerous and it can be caused by lots of things!

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