Analysis: Is tongue cancer hereditary?

Tongue cancer is a terrible disease. Nowadays, the incidence of tongue cancer is getting higher and higher due to irregular diet. Some tongue cancer patients are worried about whether tongue cancer is hereditary, which is related to the health of people around the patient. And every disease has its harmfulness, and tongue cancer is also harmful. Many people asked me whether tongue cancer is hereditary. I have collected a lot of information. Now let's learn about this question together!

Cancer is not hereditary, please rest assured. Try to get surgery early, and take Chinese medicine after surgery to consolidate the effect. In the middle and late stages, most cancer cells have already metastasized, and it is useless to only surgically remove the local lesions. You should take Chinese medicine for comprehensive conditioning, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soften and disperse nodules, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, enhance immunity, and inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells.

Now let’s take a look at the causes of tongue cancer:

1. External factors:

① Chronic infection: Inflammation or ulcers on the tongue that do not heal for a long time may tend to become cancerous.

②Poor oral hygiene.

③ Mechanical stimulation: residual crowns and roots of teeth, sharp gingival edges, poor denture restorations, especially metal dentures, can cause long-term stimulation of the tongue mucosa to produce ulcers, and eventually lead to cancer.

④ Chemical factors: Aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco are carcinogenic, especially for cigar or pipe smokers. Long-term drinkers of strong alcohol have 15 times more chance of developing oral cancer. This phenomenon shows that the stimulation of tobacco and alcohol is also one of the causes of tongue cancer.

2. Internal factors:

① After the age of 40, the epithelial layer of the tongue gradually shrinks, and the resistance to harmful external stimuli is weakened, making it more susceptible to cancer;

② Malnutrition: Vitamin A and B vitamins deficiency can easily lead to cancer;

③ Other benign diseases of the tongue mucosa may become malignant, such as leukoplakia and erythema on the tongue mucosa, ulceration or nodules, which may lead to malignant transformation. Leukoplakia and erythema are called precancerous lesions because they have similar characteristics to squamous cell carcinoma in histology. Erythema and leukoplakia are often accompanied by oral cancer, especially erythema, which has a greater tendency to become malignant.

Among the many carcinogenic factors of tongue cancer, all of them can cause direct damage to the tongue mucosal epithelium, causing degeneration, inflammation, necrosis, hyperplasia, atrophy and metaplasia of the local mucosa, which is the basis of carcinogenesis.

Therefore, tongue cancer is not hereditary and can be cured with early treatment. If you have symptoms of tongue cancer, you should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. You should pay attention to oral hygiene, avoid eating hot and irritating foods, and quit smoking and drinking. Prevent the occurrence of tongue cancer.