Cancer of the mouth, throat, neck and larynx

Symptoms : lamp or persistent ulcer of the tongue, inside of the cheek or floor of the mouth; a white patch on the tongue; persistent lamp in the neck; hoarseness of the voice or persistent cough; pain on swallowing; persistent  discharge of blood form the nose.

Associated factors : smoking, badly fitting dentures may cause irritation of the mouth that may lead to cancer.  Cancer of the larynx usually appears on people who both smoke and drink heavily.