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| How long is the oral cancer patient at risk for developing osteoradionecrosis? |
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| mucositis is a concern for patients who have what treatment types? |
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| radiation therapy or chemotherapy |
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| the population most likely to die from oral cancer is? |
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| the most common area for intraoral squamous cell carcinoma to occur is ? |
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| lateral borders of the tongue |
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| squamous cell carcinoma accounts for what % of oral and oropharyngeal cancers? |
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| what are some possible signs of cancer? |
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mucosal ulcerations that are still present after 2 weeks
red or white patchy lesions
persistant pain
lumps or thickening of soft tissue
sore throat
painful chewing or swallowing
numbness
loss of teeth
change in voice
ear pain no hearing loss
trismus (difficulty opening mouth)
neck mass |
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| rapid growth exceeding normal growth patterns (a bunch of new cells) |
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| malignant neoplasms, cells look abnormal and act abnormal |
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| pre malignant changes in size, shape number, nuclei, increased mitosis (cell division) |
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| programmed cell death, removal of aging cells or damaged DNA from body |
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| what cell functions must be disrupted for cancer to occur? |
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-growth regulation
-apoptosis
-differentiation
-replicative senescence
-angiogenesis
-DNA repair
-tissue remodeling and migration
-immune evasion |
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| proliferation (bunch of new cells) beyond normal number expected in cell division |
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| degree of alteration cells from their normal morphology |
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| irreversible loss of cells ability to stop dividing |
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| buildup of vascular tissue needed to sustain cancer growth |
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| a cell monitors and repairs DNA disruption before replication to avoid passing faulty DNA to new cells |
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| tissue remodeling and migration |
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| ability to travel beyond normal borders of tissue |
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| breakdown in ability to monitor tissues for evidence of cancer |
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