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Why is the death rate of oral cancer high?

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It is discovered very late in development

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What percentage of those who have visited the dentist regularly have had an oral cancer exam

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less than 25%

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What is the survival rate of oral cancer if found during early stages?

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80-90%

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Describe the risk of developing a second tumor with oral cancer

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20x more likely, risk lasts 5-10 years

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When measuring the oral cancer with a probe, what measurement might ensure a cure rate as high as 60%

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15 mm (1.5 cm)

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In what gender is oral cancer twice as common?

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Men

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What is the average age of most people diagnosed with oral cancer

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62

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Oral cancer is most common in men over 40 who are also ___________?

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Heavy smokers and drinkers

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What is the age group that has the fastest growing population to have oral cancer

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Age group BELOW 50

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Which countries have a higher rate of oral cancer

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Hungry and France

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Which countries have the least common rate of oral cancer

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Mexico and Japan

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What are the most common sites of oral cancer?

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Tongue Floor of mouth Lips Minor salivary glands

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The anterior of the mouth, tobacco and alcohol associated cancers have _____________________?

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Declined with smoking

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Posterior of the oral cavity sites associated with the HPV16 viral cause are ____________________?

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Increasing

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Can someone that was cured from oral cancer eventually develop cancer in the lungs, mouth, throat, etc.

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YES, lungs usually

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What are risk factors of oral cancer?

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-TOBACCO -alcohol -sun exposure -irritation

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What percentage of of people with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer use tobacco

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90%

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90% of oral cancers are usually what type>

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Pipe smoking is a particularly significant risk for cancers in which area?

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Lips or any area touching pipe steam

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Oral tobacco products (snuff or chewing tobacco) are linked with cancers of which areas?

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cheek, gums, and inner surface of the lips

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Which type of alcohol increases your risk of oral cancer?

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ALL TYPES

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When combining tobacco and heavy use of alcohol, how much more likely is the risk of developing oral cancer?

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15 times

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About how many head and neck cancers particularly in patients over the age of 50 are detected in patients who do not smoke or drink alcohol

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1 out of 4

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The combination of alcohol and tobacco exert a "feeding off each other" relationship called>

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Synergistic

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What percentage of lip cancers develop from prolonged exposure to the sun

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30%

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What type of virus is found in some oral cancers (one fourth of oral cancers)?

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HPV 16

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What groups are rapidly replacing those who were diagnosed with oral cancer from tobacco use

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Women in their 20's Men in 30's

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What are some other risk factors for oral cancers

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immunosuppresive drugs for transplants or immune diseases

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Does poor nutrition also increase the risk?

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YES

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What are the warning signals of oral cancer

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- Hoarseness, persistent coughing -non healing sore throat -dysphagia -Parastheisa -Pain -White patches not healing -firm nodes

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Nodes arising from acute inflammatory conditions tend to be tender, soft, enlarged and freely moveable

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Reactive node

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Cancer lymph nodes often fixed to surrounding structures, nontender, hard, involves multiple nodes

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Malignant node

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Lymph node enlargement due to cancer spreading there from a different area of the body

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Metastatic node

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Lymph node enlargement due to previous infectious condition (i.e. mono)

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Residual node

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Multiple palpable lymph nodes in one localized area

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Lymphadenopathy

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Taking factors of size, location, color, consistency, morphology and history arriving at two or three most probable diagnoses

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Differential diagnosis

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Involves a histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimen. The histopathologic examination accompanied by a lesion description

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Definitive diagnosis

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What five things must you include when describing a lesion

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size color morphology location history

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The deeper a fluid lesion, the more _________ it will appear

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pinker

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Superficial fluid lesions appear more

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Translucent

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minute red spot on skin/mucous membrane resulting from escape of small amount of blood

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Petechia

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small flat hemorrhagic patch, larger than a petechia on the skin/mucous membrane

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Ecchymosis

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larger than eccymosis localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space or tissue

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Hematoma

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Most common red lesion, protective tissue reprise to injury or tissue destruction (usually around a lesion)

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inflammation

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persistent velvety red patch that does not clinically represent any any other condition (not used in lesion description) (you need a biopsy to use this term)

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Eryhtroplasia

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thickening of outer surface of epithelium, similar to callus on the skin, most common white lesion (not used for lesion description) (need biopsy to use this word) Carcinoma

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Hyperkeranitization

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a clinical white patch/plaque that does not rub off and does not clinically represent any other condition (not used for lesion description) (need biopsy to use this word)

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Leukoplakia

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most common morphologic characteristic associated with red and white lesions (usually round, white, distinctive red border, ask a lot of questions, esp. if they smoke) high risk for carcinoma

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Ulcers

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Yellow lesions are usually

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lymph tissue, pus

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numerous and in proximity to one another, margins may emerge and leave a single lesion if they enlarge only slightly after initial appearance

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Coalescing

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lesion contains fluid, has translucent appearance and a soft consistency

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Blisterform

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Three types of blisterform

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Vesicle, bulla, pustule

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blisterform lesion < 5mm in its greatest diameter and contains serum or mucin

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Vesicle

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blisterform lesion > 5mm in its greatest diameter which may contain serum or mucin, extravasated blood occasionally

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Bulla

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blisterform lesion containing pus, not clear fluid, which imparts a yellow coloration; may be > or < 5mm

or or

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Pustule

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lesion is solid, contains no fluid and has firm consistency

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Nonblisterform

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Four types of nonblisterform

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Papule Nodule Tumor Plaque

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nonblisterform lesion which is < 5mm in its greatest diameter

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Papule

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nonblisterform lesion > 5mm and < 2 cm in its greatest diameter

5mm and 5mm and

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Nodule

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nonblisterform lesion > 2 cm in its greatest diameter

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Tumor

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slightly raised, nonblisterform lesion with a broad, flat top like a plateau -usually > 5mm in diameter "Pasted on" appearance

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Plaque

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papule, nodule or tumor whose base or attachment to normal mucosa is the greatest diameter of the lesion

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Sessile

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papule, nodule or tumor that has an attachment to the normal oral mucosa which is smaller than the greatest diameter of the lesion itself; attached by a stalk