2011/07/11

How is tongue cancer caused?

How cancer is caused, what are the symptoms? What treatment?


Hello, is made in the tongue of tongue cancer, the incidence rate of oral cancer in China the third, highest degree of malignancy. Age 40 to 60 years more common, more men than women. The rapid development of tongue cancer, short course.
The incidence of tongue cancer may be related to the following factors:
1 Poor oral hygiene, tobacco and alcohol habits.
2 local trauma, mostly sharp teeth and root and crest.
3. Betel nut chewing habits of people susceptible to the tongue region.
4. Precancerous lesions such as leukoplakia, lichen planus.
Clinical symptoms of tongue cancer:
Tongue cancer patients seen initially a small tongue of Health sclerosis, shaped like beans, and gradually form a significant mass, and appeared in the center of mass slightly elevated edge of a small ulcer, start hard but not pain, or grow, such as bacteria, head of the pedicle small, pain can occur, erosion, lesions gradually extend deep and surrounding tissue, infection, pain more drama, may apply to the ipsilateral facial and ear radiation. The disease is highly invasive, widely involving the tongue cancer, the tongue's movement is limited, impact on speech, eating and swallowing, and how the amount of salivation, foul smell pressing. Cross the midline floor of the mouth or violation involving the entire tongue, the tongue is completely fixed state, resulting in open dysphagia. Cancer ulcer bleeding can occur, and violation of the gums, jaw or neck swelling hard. Violation floor of the mouth and jaw, the tongue can be worn through the gills. Often complicated by late necrosis, hemorrhage, nutritional disorders, and aspiration pneumonia. The disease is bound 2 / 3 of patients with cervical lymph nodes, hematogenous metastasis can occur late.
Tongue cancer treatment with radiation therapy and chemical therapy, surgery accounted for a minor role, complemented by traditional Chinese medicine treatment, active treatment receive satisfactory results. Surgery is mainly applied to substantive organs, such as gastrointestinal lymphoma palliative resection. Chemotherapy side effects, likely to cause hair loss, intubation at the inflammation, fever, night sweats, weight loss, leukopenia, and so it is recommended before taking the chemotherapy to reduce the symptoms of ginsenoside Rh2.
Younger than 50 years of age tongue cancer patients, survival rates higher than 50 years of age. Ginsenoside Rh2 application, so intractable, recurrent, high-grade malignant tongue cancer patient and then get a 50% response rate, cure rate increased further, the prognosis is significantly improved. At present, the highest content of ginsenoside Rh2 (16.2%) is this fortunate capsule (Rh2 protect life factors), clinical feedback is good.