Definition of Oral cancer

1. Noun. Malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60.

Generic synonyms: Carcinoma

Medical Definition of Oral cancer

1. Cancer within the mouth. Please see MedicineNet site on ral cancer for more information. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oral Cancer

oracular
oracularities
oracularity
oracularly
oraculous
oraculously
oraculousness
oracy
orad
oragious
oraison
oral (erosive) lichen planus
oral availability
oral biology
oral cancer (current term)
oral cavities
oral cavity
oral cavity proper
oral cholecystogram
oral communication
oral contraception
oral contraceptive
oral contraceptive pill
oral contract
oral epithelial nevus
oral exam
oral examination
oral fissure

Literary usage of Oral cancer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In addition, nodular leukoplakia was associated with submucous fibrosis in two patients, which progressed to oral cancer and was the clinical diagnosis for ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Discussion: Available screening tests for oral cancer are limited to the physical ... There is also inadequate evidence that early detection of oral cancer ..."

3. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Gender differences are apparent in oral cancer rates. Most cases occur in men, but the ratio of the incidence in men compared to women has shifted: in 1950 ..."

4. Tobacco Effects In The Mouth by Robert E. Mecklenburg (1995)
"oral cancer The risk for developing oral cancer is much greater among tobacco users than ... Studies suggest that the incidence of oral cancer among smokers ..."

5. Control of Tobacco-related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"An overview of research on oral cancer and precancer at the Basic Dental Research Unit FALI S. MEHTA Basic Dental Research Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre ..."

6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"Since presenting a paper on "Buyo Cheek Cancer," which was a study of seventy-five cases of oral cancer with special reference to cheek cancer and its ..."

7. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Previous studies of oral cancer suggest that other factors may play a role as ... To examine the role of HPV in the pathogenesis of ST-related oral cancer, ..."

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