August 31st, 2010
Oral Cancer
Mouth and throat are made up of many kinds of cells like all organs of the body. Cells normally divide in an orderly way to produce more cells only when the body needs them. This process helps keep the body healthy. Cells that divides when new cells are not needed form too much tissue. The mass of extra tissue, called a tumor, can be benign or malignant.
Description:
Oral cancer occurs in two ways: as oral-cavity cancer, which starts in the mouth, and as oropharyngeal cancer, which develops in the part of the throat just behind the mouth.