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Surgery for mouth cancer

Men and women discussing mouth cancer

This section tells you about surgery for mouth and oropharyngeal cancer. There is information about what happens before surgery, the different types of operation (including reconstructive surgery and removal of lymph nodes) and how you will feel after surgery.

Updated: 29 August 2011

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