Per year, in Portugal, they are diagnosed around 2,500 cases. To hospitals, they come, above all, patients with advanced cancer, which greatly limits survival and quality of life.
O This Tuesday, 80 tracrines for head and neck cancer performed, an alert for the signs of this disease that affects men more. Most cases are associated with the consumption of alcohol and tobacco and also to HPV infection.
During the screening, the doctors evaluate whether there are sores or mouth wounds that do not heal. There are other warning signs: nodules in the neck, sore throat or hoarseness that do not pass after three weeks.
Beyond risk habits, such as daily consumption of alcohol and tobacco, doctors also warn to increase cases in the younger ones, usually related to the HPV infection.
Per year in Portugal, they are diagnosed around 2,500 cases. To hospitals, they come, above all, patients with advanced cancer, which greatly limits survival and quality of life.
When detected at an early stage, the cure rate varies between 80 and 90%.
