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The document summarizes key aspects of oral cancer, including its definition as squamous cell carcinoma arising in the lip or oral cavity (90% of cases). It discusses oral cancer as the 6th most common cancer globally, with over 300,000 new cases and 145,000 deaths annually. Major risk factors are tobacco and alcohol use, present in 90% of cases. The document then covers oral carcinogenesis as a multistep process involving genetic alterations, and the role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer development

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Mihnea

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EN