Staging And Treatment For Oral Cancer

22 Nov, 2021

Dr. Rajesh Bollam

Staging and Treatment:

Oral Cancer staging is based on following parameters:

· The size of the lesion/lump/tumor

· Whether the cancer is localized to the oral tissues only

· Whether cancer has spread to the cervical lymph nodes

· Whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body

Treatment-

Potentially Malignant Disorders (preceding full-fledged cancer formation) are managed by various Medical (eg. antioxidants, topical analgesics etc.) & Surgical modalities (eg. Excision, cryosurgery, LASER etc.)

Your individual oral cancer treatment is planned based on following factors:

· Tumour factors – primary site, size, location, proximity to bone, status of neck lymph nodes, previous treatment, and histology.

· Patient factors – patient’s age, general medical condition, tolerance of treatment, occupation of the patient, acceptance and compliance by the patient, lifestyle and other socioeconomic considerations.

Physician factors – Expertise in various disciplines including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, rehabilitation services, dental and prosthetic support, and psycho-social

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