All About Oral Cancer

Everything You Need To Know About Oral Cancer

The oral cavity consists of lips, tongue, the floor of the mouth, retromolar trigone, hard palate, alveolar ridge, and buccal mucosa. Cancers of the oral cavity account for approximately one-third of all types of head and neck cancers. Men are twice as likely to get oral cancer as compared to women, and the average age of oral cancer patients is 60-70 years.