From the age of 13 to the pursuit of “stylish” and follow the brothers smoking Xiao Lin recently can not be happy, he did not expect that ten years of “smoking age” has taken away half of his tongue, so he had to use tissue to rebuild a new tongue. Experts remind: the trend of young tongue cancer is increasing and many teenagers have started smoking since childhood, and the mouth gripping cigarettes to play cool is also likely to induce lip cancer. The “type boy” started smoking at the age of 13 Xiao Lin is a Guangzhou local, 23 years old. He learned to smoke from the age of 13, himself and his friends feel that this is very “type boy”. One pack a day is the basic amount of cigarettes. Two months ago, he found an ulcer on the left side of his “tongue” that was growing larger and more painful, he thought it was a “false fire” caused by smoking and staying up all night, and drank “herbal tea” for a few days. The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services. Then he went to a hospital, the doctor treated as a common mouth ulcer, but the “ulcer” was bigger. He was transferred to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University for examination. After a pathological examination, Professor Chen Weiliang, head of the Department of Stomatology, diagnosed Xiao Lin with “squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue” and performed a radical tongue cancer surgery on him the next day. ”The lymph nodes on the left side of his neck were removed, and half of his tongue was reconstructed with vascularized shoulder tissue, and the new tongue looks like a normal tongue.” The specialist said. Tongue cancer is closely related to smoking Xiao Lin couldn’t figure out how his normally good tongue could grow a malignant tumor. Xiao Lin’s father is also puzzled: he has smoked for more than 20 years, why he does not see the disease? In this regard, Professor Chen Weiliang explained, “The cause of tongue cancer is probably long-term bad habits. Smoking is an important cause, but not every smoker suffers from tongue cancer.” He introduced a study showing that tongue cancer is closely related to smoking, and the risk of tongue cancer is 6 times higher for those who smoke 10-19 cigarettes a day than for non-smokers, 7.6 times higher for those who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, and up to 12.4 times higher for those who smoke more than 40 cigarettes a day. “Tobacco can cause mitochondrial mutations in cells, which can lead to cancer. If combined with long-term night life leading to lack of sleep, low resistance, the body’s immune system can not effectively respond to external adverse stimuli, etc., it is more likely to lead to the occurrence of tongue cancer.” Tongue ulcers that do not heal in two weeks should be alerted Professor Chen Weiliang introduced that the incidence of tongue cancer is the first among oral cancers, and there is a significant trend of clinical rejuvenation in recent years. “The reasons for this are related to smoking, poor oral hygiene and bad stimulation.” He reminded that if tongue ulcers are found to be unhealed for more than 2 weeks, painful and uncomfortable tongue lumps, restricted movement, drooling, difficulty in eating, slurred speech and numbness, it is important to seek medical consultation with a specialist. “At present, the most effective treatment for tongue cancer is still radical surgery, using tissue flaps to do simultaneous tongue reconstruction, and the function and shape of the tongue can be better restored.” He said. In addition, experts also reminded that many teenagers like to burn and suck cigarettes on their lips for the pursuit of being handsome, which may lead to lip tissue cancer in the long run and thus induce lip cancer.