What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...

How Interdisciplinary Care Helped a Dental Patient Recover from Mouth Cancer ...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can aid in the treatment of advanced and recurrent tongue base carcinoma, according to a study in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (April 2011, Vol. 43:4, pp. 283-92).

Mouth cancer treatment often involves surgery. However, in earlier cancer stages, it may be treatable with nonsurgical options, such as radiation. With an early diagnosis of mouth cancer, the ...

Tongue cancer and floor of mouth cancer can both cause cancerous lesions under your tongue. Surgery is the main treatment. Oral cancers like these can spread quickly, so early diagnosis and treatment ...

A woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for ...

The cell type and location of oral cancer can influence your treatment options and outlook. “Oral cancer” is an umbrella term that includes cancers that develop in your mouth and throat areas. These ...

Swallowing function appears to return to acceptable levels in the long-term for patients who undergo surgical removal of tongue cancer lesions, according to a study in the Journal of Oral and ...

Ryan Shinkle first noticed something was off with his tongue more than 20 years ago, at just 25 years old At the time, a small white patch had appeared on the left side of his tongue. A biopsy later ...

If you’re among the 36% of Americans afraid of the dentist, it’s time to ask yourself which is scarier — the thought of a cleaning or missing the chance to catch oral cancer before it’s too late?