A physical examination of the mouth and lips is the first step towards diagnosis. The neck is also examined to check for swollen lymph nodes. The specialist will also ask for your health history an...
A physical examination of the mouth and lips is the first step towards diagnosis. The neck is also examined to check for swollen lymph nodes. The specialist will also ask for your health history and details of smoking and alcohol consumption, previous illnesses, dental and medical treatments, and current medications, in order to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. At Medanta, following technologies may be used to identify the presence of lip cancer:
In case of a small tumour, surgery may be performed to completely remove the affected tissues. A cosmetic or functional reconstruction of the lips may be required post-surgery.
It involves using body’s immune system to fight cancer cells.
In this method, anti-cancer drugs are used to destroy the cancer cells.
For larger tumors, a combination of surgery and radiotherapy is generally effective. Radiotherapy helps remove any remaining cancer cells and also reduces the risk of the cancer recurrence. It involves using high energy waves to kill cancer cells.
In this procedure, the doctor inserts a gene into the body of the patient to fight cancer cells, instead of using drugs or doing surgery.
You should consult a doctor at the earliest, if you observe symptoms such as bleeding of the lips or lesions in the mouth with persistent cough and pain in the mouth. An immediate treatment is necessary to prevent the cancer cells from spreading to other regions of the body.
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