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Lip cancer

Lip cancer: Introduction

Any cancer involving the lip. Excessive sun exposure and smoking are the two main factors which can lead to lip cancer. Lip cancer is the main type of oral cancer. Lip cancer usually has the initial appearance of an ulcer that won't heal.

Symptoms of Lip cancer

• Skin lump
• Lip pruritus
• Bleeding from the lip
• Lymphadenopathy
• Discoloured lump
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Lip cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Lip cancer:

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  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Disease Topics Related To Lip cancer

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Lip cancer:

• Head and neck cancer
• Smoking
• Alcohol consumption
• Erythroplakia
• Leukoplakia
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Lip cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Lip cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Lip cancer
• Failure to diagnose Lip cancer
• Hidden causes of Lip cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Lip cancer

Lip cancer: Medical Mistakes

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Lip cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Lip cancer

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Lip cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Face / Facial / Oral Health Specialists:
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Lip cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Lip cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Lip cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Lip cancer: Rare Types

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  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
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  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Lip cancer

• Excessive exposure to sunlight
• Smoking
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Lip cancer

More information about causes of Lip cancer:

• Underlying causes of Lip cancer
• Lip cancer as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Lip cancer

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Lip cancer

Latest Treatments for Lip cancer

• Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy
• 5-fluorouracil
• Diclofenac
• Imiquimod
• Photodynamic therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 13 latest treatments for Lip cancer

News Archives for Lip cancer

Medical news articles related to Lip cancer include:

• Health Tip: Take Care of Your Lips This Winter
• Computers Might Make Learning Lip Reading Easier
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Lip cancer

Medical research articles related to Lip cancer include:

• Guidelines for Management of Bowen's Disease: update 2006
• Herpes Simplex (Oral)
• Cancers of the Oral Mucosa (Overview)
• Cancers of the Oral Mucosa (Follow-up)
• Lip Reconstruction
• Cutaneous Manifestations of Smoking (Overview)
• more research...»

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Videos for Lip cancer

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Patient Surveys for Lip cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Lip cancer
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Prognosis for Lip cancer

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Reseach about Lip cancer

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Clinical Trials for Lip cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Lip cancer include:

• Analysis of Tumor Tissue and Lymph Nodes Surgically Removed From Patients With Cancers of the Head and Neck - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Isotretinoin Plus Interferon in Treating Patients With Recurrent Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interferon alfa,isotretinoin
• High-Dose Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin
• Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin
• Cisplatin Plus Epinephrine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Head and Neck Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,cisplatin-e therapeutic implant,epinephrine,placebo
• more trials...»

See full list of 43 Clinical Trials for Lip cancer

Statistics for Lip cancer

• Medical statistics for Lip cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Lip cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Lip cancer
• Society statistics for Lip cancer

Lip cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Mouth cancer
• Oral cancer
• Cancer
• more types...»

Types of Lip cancer

Stories from Users Related to Lip cancer

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• my lip
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• little bump on inner bottom lip
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• itchy circle on lip

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