Among the many types of diseases currently known, cancer is very scary, it tends to grow silently in the human body, until it develops to a certain stage, and then it will be discovered by people due to obvious abnormal symptoms. Among a series of cancer diseases, oral cancer is the easiest to detect in time, because people are often able to observe the oral cavity intuitively in their daily life.
However, in fact, there are still many people who are ignorant of the early symptoms of oral cancer, so it is easy to ignore their own abnormal manifestations, so that after a long period of development, it becomes cancer.
So, when there is cancer in the body, what "signals" does the mouth give? Here, you should know that when the following 4 changes appear in the mouth, you need to be vigilant, which may be a sign of cancer, don't think it's just a simple fire and ulcer.
1. Oral spuriousness
Oral cancer is one of the most common and confusing early symptoms, and the so-called oral ulcer actually refers to the obvious damage and ulceration on the patient's oral mucosa, which often makes the patient feel abnormal pain and affects the normal diet and life to a certain extent, and if you find that your mouth ulcer does not heal for a long time, or even grows a hard lump around the ulcer, then you should pay attention and seek medical examination as soon as possible to determine whether it is related to oral cancer.
2. Oral bleeding
Oral bleeding is also one of the prominent symptoms of early oral cancer in clinical practice. Oral bleeding is generally closely related to the rupture of blood vessels in the oral mucosa, if your own oral bleeding is closely related to gingivitis and periodontitis, then there are usually symptoms of swollen and painful gums, but if the manifestations of oral bleeding are not directly related to these diseases, or the amount of bleeding is relatively large, then you should also go to the hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible, because this may also be closely related to oral cancer.
3. Oral lumps
Oral lumps actually refer to lumps and hard lumps that grow on the oral mucosa, usually, oral lumps do not cause obvious pain, but if the lumps do not dissipate for a long time, or if the lumps are painful or ulcerated, then it is also necessary to seek medical attention as soon as possible to rule out the possibility of oral cancer.
4. Difficulty chewing and swallowing
The last sign that we also need to pay attention to is difficulty chewing and swallowing. If you feel significant resistance in the process of chewing food or swallowing saliva on a daily basis, then you must pay attention. Because during the development of oral cancer, the normal chewing function of the teeth is restricted, in this case, the patient may feel pain or discomfort during eating.
Depending on the location and size of the tumor, the patient's eating habits may be forced to change, so that they can only eat liquid food in their daily life. As the tumor grows, the normal function of the throat is also affected, so much so that the patient may experience intense discomfort, pain, or blockage during swallowing, and in severe cases, even suffocation.
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