Oral Cancer »
The mouth and throat
This booklet is about cancers that occur in the mouth (oral cavity) and
the part of the throat at the back of the mouth (oropharynx). The oral
cavity and oropharynx have many parts:
- Lips
- Lining of your cheeks
- Salivary glands (glands that make saliva)
- Roof of
your mouth (hard palate)
- Back of your mouth (soft palate and uvula)
- Floor of your mouth (area under the tongue)
- Gums and teeth
- Tongue
- Tonsils
Understanding cancer
Cancer
begins in cells, the building blocks that make up tissues. Tissues
make up the organs of the body.
Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them.
When cells grow old, they die, and new cells take their place.
Sometimes this orderly process goes wrong. N...
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