Oral (Mouth) Cancer
Risk Factors
Your oral (mouth) cancer risk factors increase if you:
- Smoke and use smokeless tobacco.
- Chew tobacco.
- Drink too much alcohol.
- Have a human papillomavirus (HPV) and/or herpes simplex virus infection.
- Eat an unhealthy diet.
- Had exposure to ultraviolet light (UVA), a major cause of lip cancer.
- Have been exposed to certain chemicals in the workplace.
Resource: Medscape
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