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Estimated rates of bad breath vary from 6% to 50% of the population. [1] Concern about bad breath is the third most common reason people seek dental care, after tooth decay and gum disease. [2] [3] It is believed to become more common as people age. [1] Bad breath is viewed as a social taboo and those affected may be stigmatized.
Laryngeal cancer may spread by: direct extension to adjacent structures, metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes, or via the blood stream. The most common site of distant metastases is the lung. Laryngeal cancer occurred in 177,000 people in 2018, and resulted in 94,800 deaths (an increase from 76,000 deaths in 1990).
Medications commonly linked to bad breath include antihistamines, antidepressants and cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation. Even stress can cause dry mouth, says Hoss.
Head and neck cancer is a general term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region. These include cancers of the mouth, tongue, gums and lips (oral cancer), voice box (), throat (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, [1] hypopharyngeal), salivary glands, nose and sinuses.
“Physical activity in the morning is one of the best things you can do to reduce your risk of getting cancer,” he says, pointing to research published in the International Journal of Cancer ...
Nine years ago, Jimmy Carter held a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta to talk about his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Then age 91, Carter explained that a bad cold the previous May ...
Listerine (/ ˈ l ɪ s t ər iː n /) is a brand of antiseptic mouthwash that is promoted with the slogan "Kills germs that cause bad breath". Named after Joseph Lister, who pioneered antiseptic surgery at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Scotland, Listerine was developed in 1879 by Joseph Lawrence, a chemist in St. Louis, Missouri.
According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma were expected to make up just under 10% of the 1.9 million new cancer cases in the U.S. last year.