Mouth Cancer Symptoms

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Summary: The main symptom of mouth cancer is a painless lump inside the mouth or on the tongue that seems to be getting larger and may bleed. Visit a dentist to identify mouth cancer symptoms with tips from a doctor in this free video on cancer.

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By Dr. David Cathcart
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Dr. David Cathcart has been a family doctor and occupational medicine specialist for more than 20 years. He works at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo.read more

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"Hi. This is Dr. David Cathcart from the Heartland Regional Medical Center and today we are going to talk about mouth cancers. Mouth cancers typically can form either inside what's called the mucosa or inside the cheek or the soft palate of the mouth or actually on the tongue. These cancers are most typically caused either by smoking or by chewing tobacco. Now, they can occur for other reasons as well, but those are probably the most common causes. They are usually a painless lump inside the mouth or on the tongue that seems to be getting larger. They may bleed. When you go to the dentist, the dentist is very good about typically screening for mouth cancers. Mouth cancers are dangerous. They tend to metastasize and can be deadly just as many other types of cancers are. So, when you go to your doctor, if you have a lump inside your mouth or on your tongue, please have him check it out or have your dentist do a mouth cancer screening for you. He'll know what to look for. In the meantime, to avoid those cancers, don't chew tobacco and don't smoke. This is Dr. David Cathcart talking to you about mouth cancer."

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