title: Carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
abstract: A high index of suspicion in smokers, coupled with inspection and palpation, is necessary for early diagnosis of cancer of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. Surgery or radiotherapy, or a combination of those modalities, is usually successful, except in advanced cases of cancer of the tongue base and the oropharynx.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy