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Causes of Head & Neck Cancer - ENT Specialty Group

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Causes of Head & Neck Cancer - ENT Specialty Group

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  1. Causes of Head and Neck Cancer

  2. The development of malignant tumors in the head and neck area can be due to various factors. These include smoking, high alcohol consumption, viral infections (human papillomavirus, HPV), professional handling of certain pollutants (asbestos, chrome and nickel-containing paints and varnishes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and a few others… Other factors, such as exposure to harmful UV radiation, radioactive radiation, poor oral hygiene, a severely compromised immune system (for instance, after an organ or bone marrow transplant) and chronic injuries to the mucous membrane have also been linked to head and neck cancer. However, the most obvious link to cancer in the head and neck area, among all, are still smoking (which leads to tobacco larynx cancer) and alcohol consumption (which leads to cancer in the oral cavity/throat area or liver failure). In fact, four out of five patients with malignant tumors of the oral cavity have a history of smoking. According to a renowned head and neck specialist, smokers are up to six times more likely than non-smokers to develop cancer of the oral cavity and throat, depending on the number of daily cigarettes. Alcohol also increases the negative effects of smoking. A combination of smoking and regular alcohol consumption in large quantities is particularly dangerous.

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