What to expect if I have Oral cancer  (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Approximately half of people with oral cancer will live more than 5 years after diagnosis and treatment. If the cancer is detected early, before it has spread to other tissues, the cure rate is nearly 75%. Unfortunately, more than half of oral cancers are advanced at the time the cancer is detected. By the time of diagnosis, most have spread to the throat or neck.
Approximately 25% of people with oral cancer die because of delayed diagnosis and treatment. </s>