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What You Need To Know About™ Oral Cancer
    Posted: 09/08/2004



Introduction







The Mouth and Throat






Understanding Cancer






Oral Cancer: Who's at Risk?






Early Detection






Symptoms






Diagnosis






Staging






Treatment






Side Effects of Cancer Treatment






Nutrition






Reconstruction






Rehabilitation






Follow-up Care






Support for People with Oral Cancer






The Promise of Cancer Research






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The Mouth and Throat

This booklet is about cancers that occur in the mouth (oral cavity) and the part of the throat at the back of the mouth (oropharynx). The oral cavity and oropharynx have many parts:

This picture shows the parts of the mouth and throat.
This picture shows the parts of the mouth and throat.

This picture shows the area under the tongue.
This picture shows the area under the tongue.

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