Persistent mouth pain or inflammation for over two weeks? It could be oral cancer, not just stomatitis

Oral cancer is often mistaken for more common conditions like stomatitis or gum disease, making early detection difficult. In many cases, symptoms are mild or pain is nonexistent in the early stages, allowing the disease to go untreated. Hwang Bo-yeon, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Korea University Anam Hospital, stressed the importance of early diagnosis, saying, “The later oral cancer is discovered, the harder it is to treat, and the larger the area that needs to be removed - which can lead to visible disfigurement.”Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times