Mouth CANCER

        Mouth cancer is a very harmful cancer, there were about 35,000 people in the United States who got oral cancer in the years of 2008.  Cancer is defined as the uncontrollable growth of cells that invade and cause damage to the surrounding tissue.  Men have a higher chance of getting mouth cancer than females.  Males or smoke or use smokeless tobacco, or also know has snuff have a way higher risk of getting oral cancer.
        How can you tell that you have or are getting close to mouth cancer?  Sores is one symptom that you might have oral cancer.  Oral cancer can occur any where in the mouth, like on your tongue, gums, lips, floor of your mouth, top of your mouth, or in your throat.  Bleeding in your mouth is another way you can tell that you have oral cancer.  Smoking and chewing will make you have a higher risk of getting mouth cancer.  Genetics is another way that you can receive this horrible cancer.  If people in your family tree has had oral cancer, their is a possibility that you can get it.  Mouth cancer occurs when cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes in their DNA, this is called mutations.  These mutations allow cancer cells to grow when the healthy cells die out.  Mouth cancer cells can grow into tumors.  Once the cancer is growing it can spread through out or body, which can cause death.  Oral cancer is very harmful and you truly have a higher risk if you smoke or chew tobacco.

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/oral-cancer