What is mouth cancer?
Mouth cancer is any cancerous (malignant) growth located in the oral cavity including the lips, tongue, gums, cheeks, roof or floor of the mouth.
How do members experience mouth cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mouth cancer*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for mouth cancer*
Who has mouth cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 12 | |
| 60s | 25 | |
| 70+ | 24 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 32 | |
| Female | 39 |