Prevalence and treatment of oral cancer in older of Latin America

This research has as main objective to identify the prevention factors of oral cancer, it was in an exploratory and documentary way a recent scientific literature focused on the prevalence of oral cancer in adults in Latin America, the investigative universe was grouped by their age, sex, origin, oral topography, clinical extension and morphological type, evidencing that men are more prone to contract the disease, between 50 and 79 years, while women vary between 50 and 54 years. In addition to this, it was possible to obtain the risk factors that most intervene, which are varied. Oral cancer can cause permanent sequelae in the life of a sick person, resulting in severe difficulties in oral function, such as language and chewing. Its early detection results in a more favorable prognosis