General concept on oral cancer

Oral cancer is the part and parcel of our healthy life.Oral cancer might be occured in many ways.so we should know about oral cancer.
Oral cancers include cancer that occurs in the mouth (oral cavity) and have many parts that are given below-

•     Lips

•     Buccal cheeks

•     Salivary glads

•     Hard palate

•     Soft palate and uvula

•     Floor of mouth

•     Upper and lower alveolus

•     Tongue

•     Tonsils

•     Oropharynx

Epidemiology

Globally, approximately 30,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed each ear, and an estimated 7500 people died from oral cancer in 2007.According to GLOBOCAN 2008 Country Fact Sheet published by IARC,incidece of oral cancer in Bangladesh is 7.2% in male, 6.6% in female and 7.4% among both sexes.So everybody should prevent to oral cancer.<<learn more