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  2. Causes of cancer pain - Wikipedia

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    Between 40 and 80 percent of patients with cancer pain experience neuropathic pain. [1]Brain. Brain tissue itself contains no nociceptors; brain tumors cause pain by pressing on blood vessels or the membrane that encapsulates the brain (the meninges), or indirectly by causing a build-up of fluid that may compress pain-sensitive tissue.

  3. Morsicatio buccarum - Wikipedia

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    The cause is the chronic parafunctional activity of the masticatory system, which produces frictional, crushing, and incisive damage to the mucosal surface, and over time, the characteristic lesions develop. Most people know a cheek-chewing habit, although it may be performed subconsciously. [2]

  4. Cancer pain - Wikipedia

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    [17] [21] Though brain tissue contains no pain sensors, brain tumors can cause pain by pressing on blood vessels or the membrane that encapsulates the brain (the meninges), or indirectly by causing a build-up of fluid that may compress pain-sensitive tissue. [22] Pain from cancer of the organs, such as the stomach or liver (visceral pain), is ...

  5. Cancer and nausea - Wikipedia

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    Nausea and vomiting may have a number of causes in people with cancer. [7] While more than one cause may exist in the same person stimulating symptoms via more than one pathway, the actual cause of nausea and vomiting may be unknown in some people. The underlying causes of nausea and vomiting may in some cases not be directly related to the ...

  6. Oral mucosa - Wikipedia

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    The oral mucosa has no muscularis mucosae, and clearly identifying the boundary between it and the underlying tissues is difficult. Typically, regions such as the cheeks, lips, and parts of the hard palate contain submucosa (a layer of loose fatty or glandular connective tissue containing the major blood vessels and nerves supplying the mucosa ...

  7. Vomiting - Wikipedia

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    Vomiting (also known as emesis, puking and throwing up) [a] is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. [ 1 ]

  8. Khloe Kardashian Shares Before and After Photos of Her Cheek ...

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    Kardashian, 39, took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, September 19, to share personal photos of her cheek before and after the melanoma was removed from her face last year.

  9. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (cSCC), also known as squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous-cell skin cancer, is one of the three principal types of skin cancer, alongside basal-cell carcinoma and melanoma. [10] cSCC typically presents as a hard lump with a scaly surface, though it may also present as an ulcer. [1]