A model goes to the dentist and receives a diagnosis that leads her to surgery to remove half of her tongue

The scar that runs from his mouth to his left ear and down his neck reflects the extent of the disease he faced; It also says a lot about her strength and the professional quality she acquired when cancer was discovered.

Elizabeth Brown Lax went to the dentist and came away with an unexpected diagnosis.

During the check-up, the dentist noticed a lump on his tongue, they took a sample and the result was stage one oral squamous cell carcinoma, Noticias Caracol reported.

Oral cancer, notes the Mayo Clinic, usually starts in the thin, flat cells (squamous cells) that line the lips and the inside of the mouth. Most of these cancers are of the type called squamous cell carcinoma.

There are at least five factors that can increase the risk of oral cancer:

Oral cancer

This cancer can develop on the lips, gums, tongue, the inside of the cheeks, the base of the mouth (under the tongue) and on the palate.

Elizabeth Bronw, according to Daily Mail and reported by Colombian media on November 2, 2023, noted that a year after diagnosis, she was surprised by “excruciating” pain in her ear, “a symptom that would herald the awakening of stage three cancer.” .”

“I thought stress was the cause”: he sees canker sores and eventually his tongue is amputated and reconstructed due to cancer

Surgery and survival

The woman – a model and presenter – said the medical proposal was surgery removing half of the tongue and a mandibulectomy (removal of part of the jaw bone), “replacing my jaw bone with bone from a leg. “I would also need a tracheotomy to breathe in the hospital and a feeding tube.”

He underwent the surgery and noted that “he went days without looking in the mirror.”

Elizabeth Brown told her story to warn other people. His case dates back to 2017 and he had chemotherapy, he also waited a while before he could walk properly again.

Quoted in Noticias Caracol, she noted: “No one wants to look in the mirror and see so much physical trauma, but I knew how lucky I was to be alive.. I had to take it day by day.”

According to the FDI World Dental Federation, oral cancer survival rates can be improved through early detection1.

He adds that “oral cancer is one of the ten most common types of cancer, but it can be largely prevented by reducing exposure to risk factors.

90% of cases of oral and pharyngeal cancer are classified as squamous cell carcinoma

FDI World Dental Federation

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Remember, early diagnosis is the key to reducing mortality from oral cancer. (JO)

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