In fact, The Mayo Clinic explains that certain lifestyle habits such as heavy alcohol use, using tobacco of any kind, excessive exposure to UV light on the lips and a sexually transmitted virus called human papillomavirus (HPV) all put an individual at a higher risk of developing mouth cancer.
The term mouth cancer can refer to cancer that develops in the lips, gums, tongue, inner lining of the cheeks, roof of the mouth, jaw and under the tongue and is the sixth most common cancer in the world.
Mouth cancer is categorised by the type of cell the cancer starts to grow in. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type, accounting for nine out of 10 cases. However, there are less common types of the condition including:
- Adenocarcinoma
- Sarcoma
- Oral malignant melanoma
- Lymphoma.
Jaw cancer can be referred to on its own, but is extremely similar to mouth cancer. Depending on how developed the condition is, some individuals may not experience any symptoms, whereas others may find it increasingly difficult to swallow, open their mouth or manage to breath.
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