Where Does Head & Neck Cancer start? | Explained by Dr. Amit Chakraborty

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07/06/23

In this video, Dr. Amit Chakraborty (Consultant Surgical Oncologist and head and neck cancer specialist at Amit Cancer Care ) explained where Head Neck Cancer starts.

0:10 Does the patient know his cancer is in the early stage of oral cancer?
Patients who have pain in any part of the mouth sometimes do not know that they have oral cancer. And then this mouth cancer makes a lump in the throat.

0:24 What is Oral Cavity?
The part from our lips to the back of the tongue is Called the Oral Cavity part. And in this part cancer occurs mostly.

2:12 Where does Head Neck Cancer Start?
99% of cancer starts in the mouth, if you have to swell in your throat, change in your voice, or pain in your ears and throat, then you may have cancer in your mouth.

2:32 What tests are used to detect head and neck cancer?
1. Panendoscopy:- A Panendoscopy is a test to look at your upper airway.
This includes your mouth, nose, voice box, and top of your food pipe.
2. Doctors perform PET/CT Scans to detect cancer and make a diagnosis. Determine whether cancer has spread in the body.

Watch the full video to know more.

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