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Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1 | Has anyone researched/been told of possible environmental causes to oral cancer. I realize that there is no 100% diagnosed cause, but is our environment or exposure to toxin playing more of a part to oral cancer than we think? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 236 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 236 | Ken
I have not done any research on possible environmental causes but I do think about it all the time. My family and I always have conversations about it also
Heidi
Sweetpe
Caregiver
RE:My Mother
Age 70
Non Smoker
SCC 3/4/2014 Left rear jaw
Mandiblctmy 3/25/2014
35RAD Completed on 06/03/2014
MRI 9/3/2014
25mm lobulated recurrence left mandible/floor of mouth carcinoma
9/23/14 Salvage Surgery
MET(s)
9/23/14 Salvage Surgery Not Successful
Chemo Recommended
1st Round of Cisplatin Chemo Started 10/20/14
Cisplatin stopped 11/20/14. Side affects to bad.
Chemo started again 1/22/15 Carbo/Docetaxel
Passed Away April 22,2015
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Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | I would safely say there are millions of things that can contribute to cancer in some way for some people. I don't believe it is mathematically possible to even compute.
We all go through the stage of trying to figure out the cause of our cancer. Some dwell on that the rest of their lives. There is no value in knowing what started it. There's nothing you can change in the past.
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 6 | Welcome to OCF! The most likely factors are tobacco and/or alcohol consumption or HPV. Besides these obvious causes Ive seen approximately 6-10% who have no known cause. Thats not to say some of that figure who have been smokers or drank a few glasses of wine almost nightly at some point in their lives. There are so many reasons why someone gets cancer, predisposition and even heredity can play a role (unproven scientifically for OC). As far as anyone coming thru here with environmental cause, I cant think of a single one but I guess anything is possible. Im sure if someone doesnt know what caused their illness it must be difficult and something they would think about quite alot. I agree with Paul, the past is the past and there isnt anything that can change what has already been done. Regardless of cause its all treated the same right now, in the future that may change.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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