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Cancers in the mouth!!! o.o
hey, this is an interesting article which i would like to share with everyone once again... =D was flipping thru the newspaper last sunday n i found thiss!!!!

i didnt know smoking causes mouth cancer until i read this article..., thought it only causes lung cancer.....

Yess!! smoking does cause mouth cancer as well. It is called oral cancer,which comes under a broader group called oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the mouth or throat).
Its quite a common cancer. In US, there are 30,000 new cases a year. Out of these, 80,00 will DIE!!!!
In Malaysia, there are about over 600 new cases of tongue, mouth, gums,salivary glands and women combined, according to the 2003 National Cancer Registry.
Oral cancer includes cancer of the lips, mouth, tongue,gums and salivary glands. This is fortunately one of the best cancers to detect early, because it presents in a part of your body that is so prominent and easily seen by yourself or, even if you fail to identify it in a mirror, your family n friends.
ORAL CANCER is more common in men than women because MEN TEND TO SMOKE MORE FREQUENTLY.
TOBACCO is use one cause ,which can be either smoking or chewing tobacco. Chewing tobacco exposes your inner cheek and inner surface of the lips to mutation.

Apparently, about 90% of ppl who have oral cancer have used some form of tobacco. And about 75% of the same ppl here are frequent drinkers of alcohol.
IF YOU USE BOTH TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL, YOUR RISK IS MUCH HIGHER THAN EITHER GROUP who uses them singly.

Another risk factor is chronic denture irritation caused by poorly fitting dentures. If you SMOKE+DRINK alcohol on top of that, these ill-fitting dentures might trap the tobacco and alcohol particles and prolong your mouth's exposure to them.

IN CONCLUSION, SMOKING KILLS LARRRHH!!!!