Maybe both are true. In any case, I want to begin by telling you about a grown adult male who, last week, beat a woman to a bloody pulp in front of a cheering crowd. As he gloated about his physical dominance over this outmatched female, media outlets and advocacy groups hailed him as a pioneer.
Oral cancer can form in any part of the mouth. Most oral cancers begin in the flat cells that cover the surfaces of your mouth, tongue, and lips. Anyone can get oral cancer, but the risk is higher if you are male, use tobacco, drink lots of alcohol, have HPV, or have a history of head or neck cancer. Frequent sun exposure is also a risk factor for lip cancer.
Somethingâs not right in your mouth. It is estimated that 48,330 people will be diagnosed with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer in 2016, according to the America Cancer Society. And 9,570 of these cases will be fatal. Oral cancer can affect any of the working parts of your mouth or oral cavity, which include: 1  lips. 2  tissue that lines lips and cheeks. 3  teeth.  front two-thirds of the tongue (the back third of the tongue, or base, is considered part of the oropharynx, or throat)