What are the early symptoms of tongue cancer

In today's society, cancer is scary. If the tongue has cancer, is it equally scary? The answer is yes, but if we can understand the early symptoms of tongue cancer, we can detect and treat it early. In order to help everyone understand the early symptoms of tongue cancer, we will introduce them in detail below:

Tongue cancer is the most common oral cancer, and it occurs more often in men than in women. Most tongue cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, especially in the front 2/3 of the tongue. Adenocarcinomas are less common and are mostly located at the root of the tongue. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma may also occur at the root of the tongue. Tongue cancer mostly occurs at the edge of the tongue, followed by the tip, back and root of the tongue, and is often ulcerative or infiltrative. It is generally highly malignant, grows fast, and is highly invasive. It often affects the tongue muscles, resulting in limited tongue movement, making it difficult to speak, eat and swallow. Tongue cancer can invade the palatoglossal arch and tonsils posteriorly. In the late stage, tongue cancer can spread to the floor of the mouth and jawbone, fixing the entire tongue.

The following are the early symptoms of tongue cancer:

1. Tumors mostly occur on the edge of the tongue, followed by the tip, back and belly of the tongue. There may be a history of local leukoplakia or chronic irritation factors, localized lip red accompanied by grayish white keratotic spots.

2. It is often ulcerative or infiltrative, grows fast, causes obvious pain, and is highly infiltrative.

3. There may be limited tongue movement, difficulty in eating and swallowing.

4. Tongue pain can sometimes be reflected to the temporal area or ear.

5. Cancerous ulcers may cause bleeding, invade the gums, and even cause the neck and jaw to swell and become hard.

6. Invade the floor of mouth and jawbone, and may penetrate the tongue and cheek.

7. Cervical lymph node metastasis often occurs in the early stage

Warm reminder: Friends should pay attention to oral hygiene in daily life, brush their teeth every morning and evening, rinse their mouths after meals, quit bad habits such as smoking and drinking, strengthen physical exercise, improve nutrition, eat more fresh fruits rich in vitamins and those with anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects, and eat less irritating food.