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Oral Cancer
Medical Oncology · Oncology
Severe
Severity
Common in South Asia — one of the most common cancers in India due to smokeless tobacco use
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Medical Oncology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Strongly linked to tobacco use in all forms including smoking
- 2chewing tobacco
- 3and betel quid
- 4as well as heavy alcohol consumption
- 5especially when combined with tobacco use. Persistent HPV infection
- 6chronic irritation from ill-fitting dentures
- 7and prolonged sun exposure to the lips are additional recognized risk factors.
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