Smoking can cause oral cancer as well as other serious mouth conditions

Smoking has long been linked to oral cancer. It is often undiagnosed until it reaches the late stages and thus the five year survival rate for oral cancer is only 54%. Symptoms include red or white patches in mount, lumps or patches in mouth, lumps or patches around the mouth, difficulty swallowing and frequent bleeding from the throat or mouth. Smoking can also cause gum disease, tooth loss, chronic infection of gums, red or swollen gums, tender gums, bleeding when brushing, gums detaching from teeth, bad breath and loose or separating teeth. Smoking can also cause a condition called hairy tongue where the surface is covered in dark stains.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Health Day News

Related Disease Topics:

• Oral cancer
• Gum disease
• Tooth loss
• Chronic infection of gums
• Hairy tongue

Related Symptom Topics:

• Red or white patches in mount
• Lumps or patches in mouth
• Lumps or patches around the mouth
• Difficulty swallowing
• Frequent bleeding from the throat or mouth
• Red or swollen gums
• Tender gums
• Bleeding when brushing
• Gums detaching from teeth
• Bad breath
• Loose or separating teeth
• Smoking

Article Source Details

About: Smoking can cause oral cancer as well as other serious mouth conditions

Date: 5 November 2004

Source: Health Day News

Author: Robert Preidt

URL: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/11/05/hscout522118.html

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and smoking
• Undiagnosed and oral cancer
• Undiagnosed and gum disease
• Undiagnosed and tooth loss
• Undiagnosed and chronic infection of gums
• Undiagnosed and hairy tongue

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