{"id":80066,"date":"2025-12-28T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80066"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:05:14","slug":"buccal-mucosa-cancer-bmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/buccal-mucosa-cancer-bmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccal Mucosa Cancer (BMC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Buccal Mucosa Cancer Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcohol consumption, even in small amounts, significantly increases the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC), a common and aggressive form of oral cancer in India, according to a recent study.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Buccal Mucosa Cancer\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It refers to a <\/span><b>type of oral cancer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>inner lining of the cheeks, called <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>buccal mucosa.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>usually occurs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the thin,<\/span><b> flat cells called squamous cells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>line the buccal mucosa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other parts of the mouth. Hence, <\/span><b>most BMC cases <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>predominant form of oral cancer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>Indian subcontinent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>primarily affects individuals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>risk factors such as tobacco use and alcohol use, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which causes cellular changes in the cheek lining.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commonly include <\/span><b>persistent sores, lumps, pain,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>difficulty chewing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or moving the cheek.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">options include <\/span><b>surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> depending on the cancer stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Early detection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>essential for improving prognosis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the buccal mucosa cancer survival rate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">5-year survival rates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for oral cavity cancers (including buccal mucosa) are roughly in the range of <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">60\u201370%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overall.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/even-low-alcohol-intake-raises-oral-cancer-risk-in-indian-men-study\/article70425325.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buccal Mucosa Cancer refers to a type of oral cancer that originates in the inner lining of the cheeks, called the buccal mucosa. 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