Month: October 2011

Though seriously, the problem does not receive the same attention as other types of the disease.

when it comes to cancer, little is said about how the disease works in the mouth. Unlike with the prostate, breast, uterus, lung, and with other organs of the body, the oral cancer does not appear much in the media nor is the target of Government major campaigns for the publication of information. The lack of attention, however, does not diminish the seriousness with which the evil

should be handled.mouth cancer

occupies the seventh place in the country in number of diagnosed cases. In Rio Grande do Sul, he reached the fifth position among the major types of cancer incidence. As an estimate of the National Cancer Institute (Inca), cancer of the mouth porto-alegrenses 170 would have in the past year. In the State, would be 1,050 new cases

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in accordance with the dental surgeon and Director of the Regional Council of dentistry (CRO) gaúcho, Cléo Saldanha, the idea that there is a dental health, spun off from the rest of the health of the individual, causes the mouth to receive minor attention. “There is a break-up of two health. Health as a whole and dental health. This denotes that a health does not affect the other. Health is a whole. If you are not healthy in the mouth, if you are sick as a whole, “says

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smoke is one of the main risk factors for the emergence of some kind of oral cancer. Oral cancer may also arise from injuries caused by the use of dental prostheses and malfeitas little adapted. As Saldanha, two are the main types of cancer that affect the mouth. “The most prevalent is the cell carcinoma, which presents itself as a wound, red or white that does not hurt and not heals within 15 days. He is very aggressive. Grows fast, “he says. Another type is melanoma. “In this type, there may be wound or not and bleed or not. He shows how a dark, “says manchinha. Saldanha also alert stop the existence of some kind of increase in the facial region, to the extent that the cancer can not present a superficial

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the expert indicates the completion of the autoexame for the detection of any abnormality in the buccal region. If there is any change in skin color and buccal mucosa, if there are stains that don’t disappear, wounds that won’t heal canker sores, swelling, lumps or extended or major languages in the neck, the doctor or a dentist must be searched for.

surgeon-dentist criticises the lack of attention that the disease receives. According to him, the oral cancer is underestimated.

“the cancer of mouth is as serious as the breast or uterus. There are public policies for these other cancers, but not to the mouth. ” The Adviser CRO also notes that the mouth is rarely the focus of attention of health professionals. “The detection of cancer, even though easy, is not something that is currently done by the professional dentist. He uses his mouth to look at the teeth. Doctors already use the mouth as a means to reach other organs, as in the case of endoscopy. ” Recently the Mayor of Porto Alegre installed a Parliamentary Front to deal with

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Saldanha also points out flaws in the way the dentists Act when they are sought by patients. “The full examination of dental health is part of the Protocol of the actions of the dental professional. But that’s not what happens in reality. The Professional is very focused on the patient’s complaint. Treatment is symptomatic “, emphasizes.

early diagnosis is essential for healing

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, in their varied oral cancer types, has healing. For this, however, it is essential to be realised in the early diagnosis of the disease. Otherwise, the tumor tends to evolve, causing the death

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according to the Department’s medical Clinical Hospital Otorhinolaryngology of Porto Alegre (HCPA) Deise Mara Lima da Costa, the treatment of cancer is primarily surgical. “Mouth tumors are classified into four stages, from T1 to T4. The T1 is the smaller, up to 2 cm. the T4 is what already beamed, no longer only in their original area. Often, in cases in which occurs the metastasis in neck areas, after surgery, the treatment is complemented with radiotherapy, “says

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according to the professional, who plays for 20 years in the area, people seek medical attention when the tumor is already very advanced stage, thus decreasing the chances of cure. “It is rare to see patients with small tumors. It is very difficult to see a T1, for example. Even surprise us as a person leaves grow something in your mouth without seeking medical attention, “says

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the chances of cure of the disease vary with the size in which the tumor is at the moment when the person seeks treatment. “If he presents a T1, chances are 80%”, highlights Deise. As the doctor, in cases where the tumor reappeared after surgery and treatment, and in cases in which occurs the metastasis, the patient has about a year of survival. “We must strengthen the cancer of mouth kills if not diagnosed early and untreated”, says

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For Deise, there is a reason for dentists do not frequently observe the presence of a tumor in the mouth of a patient seeking care because some dental problem. “Mostly the patient who presents the tumor or not has more teeth or has very few and not demand the dentist. The population layer that has the problem, for the most part, not going to the dentist “, he concludes.