Firozabad: The number of oral cancer patients is continuously increasing in the dental department of Firozabad Medical College Hospital. People are consuming more tobacco. Due to which symptoms of oral cancer are being seen in his mouth. There are many reasons for mouth ulcers and inability to open the mouth. The same dental specialists are calling this disease very serious. Every fourth person in Firozabad is falling victim to oral cancer. She is also making people aware about this through the Dental Specialist Campaign. Along with this, the lives of many people who came to him have also been saved.

Oral cancer patients coming to OPD daily

Provides information about oral cancer to patients

When they have more problems then they come for treatment. She sees 10 to 12 oral cancer patients every day in her OPD. In which, if patients have problems in their mouth, they are also given information about oral cancer. In this, some patients have only first stage oral cancer which gets cured soon, but in some patients, last stage oral cancer is seen. Due to this, patients then need chemotherapy or other major treatment. For this, she immediately refers the patients to cancer hospitals. The same doctor said that till now he has saved the lives of hundreds of oral cancer patients. But still the number of oral cancer patients is continuously increasing in Firozabad.

These are the symptoms of oral cancer

Firozabad Dental Department in-charge said that many times people do not even realize that they have started having symptoms of oral cancer. Therefore, the department also organizes camps at various places for oral cancer awareness. In which people are told how to identify oral cancer. Further, if your mouth is not opening equal to three fingers, then see a doctor. Apart from this, if there is any ulcer in the mouth, then immediately see a doctor. These symptoms can be initial. At the same time, he said that many times people are careless and then the disease increases due to which the patient can even die. At the same time, he said that most of the patients in Firozabad are middle class and poverty line people, who are in great need of its treatment. But their Here patients are seen free of cost.

These are the statistics of oral cancer in the district

The number of oral cancer patients in Firozabad seems to be increasing every year, which is a matter of concern. According to the information received by the department, 192 in the year 2017, 218 in the year 2018, 241 in the year 2019, 163 in the year 2020, 289 in the year 2021, 314 in the year 2022, 356 in the year 2023, The number of patients is expected to be 382 in 2024 and 404 in 2025.