What is the cause of tongue cancer

What is the cause of tongue cancer? The emergence of any disease is not without reason, nor is it formed overnight. In particular, the emergence of cancer not only endangers the patient's life, but also brings endless pain to the family. Tongue cancer is one of the common oral cancers, and severe cases can be life-threatening. So, what is the cause of tongue cancer?

1. Internal causes of tongue cancer: Direct damage to the tongue mucosal epithelium causes local mucosal degeneration, inflammation, necrosis, hyperplasia, atrophy, metaplasia and other changes, ultimately leading to the occurrence of tongue cancer.

2. External factors of tongue cancer. The external factors of tongue cancer are related to oral hygiene. Unhygienic oral hygiene produces bacteria; frequent smoking and alcoholism, tobacco and alcohol are irritating foods; chronic inflammation of the tongue, infection, long-term treatment of tongue ulcers or lack of reasonable treatment are all causes of death from tongue cancer; another factor is long-term stimulation of the tooth tip.

3. Malnutrition is also a factor of tongue cancer, because if the body lacks certain factors, it will be prone to cancer. Red spots and white spots can also cause tongue cancer. Because there will be lesions, the tongue tissue will be damaged as people age.

Most tongue cancer patients have poor oral hygiene and often suffer from diseases such as periodontitis. The oral mucosa is under long-term bacterial invasion, chronic damage at the edge of the tongue root is constantly infected, and erosions do not heal for a long time, which is also an important factor in the occurrence of tongue cancer. Therefore, you should pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse your mouth after meals.

The initial symptoms of tongue cancer are mainly ulcers or lumps, which do not attract the attention of patients. However, patients who have symptoms such as burning sensation and pain in the mouth for more than two weeks need to pay special attention. Especially for patients who have ulcers in the same part of the tongue for a long time and are accompanied by pain, and patients who have ulcers on the original white spot lesions on the tongue, they should be alert to the possibility of tongue cancer. If some lesions of the tongue are found, such as papilloma of the tongue body or erosive lichen planus, go to the hospital for excision biopsy as soon as possible and continue to observe.