Tongue cancer primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of tongue cancer include avoiding the use of tobacco and excessive use of alcohol.
Primary Prevention
As some of the risk factors of the tongue cancer include age, gender and family history, which cannot be controlled, not all cases of tongue cancer can be prevented. However, avoiding known risk factors such as the use of tobacco and excessive use of alcohol is the best method of tongue cancer prevention. The best way to prevent tongue cancer recurrence is to quit tobacco and/or drinking of alcohol. While quitting alcohol and tobacco does not guarantee that you will never develop tongue cancer, it greatly reduces the risk.