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What is Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma?
Living a full, healthy, and happy life — not just surviving — starts with knowing vital information about your disease and the holistic cancer treatments available to you.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common form of salivary gland cancer in adults and the most prevalent malignancy affecting the minor and major salivary glands. A MEC tumor averages three centimeters and appears as a soft, well-circumscribed gray-white to pink-tan endobronchial lump with a cystic cut surface under a microscope. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma can invade the lymph nodes via metastasis or direct extension. Furthermore, it can develop in other organs, including the lacrimal sac, bronchi, and thyroid gland.
What are the Signs of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma?
The overall goal of our cancer care team is to restore a patient’s condition before MEC emerged in the body. Completing that goal involves reversing the symptoms of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, which often includes the following:
- A lump or mass in the face, mouth, or neck
- Weakness, numbness, or pain in the face
- Persistent coughing and wheezing
- Difficulty swallowing and breathing
What Caused Your Salivary Gland to Develop Cancer?
Although mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common type of salivary gland cancer in adult men and women, salivary gland cancer itself is uncommon and accounts for only 1 percent of malignant diseases in the United States. Therefore, because of its rarity and unknown origin, MEC currently has no known causes. The one reported risk factor is that many cases of MEC arise in patients between the ages of 20 to 40.
The risk factors for salivary gland cancer in general, however, typically include:
- Advancing age
- Prolonged exposure to radiation therapy
- Exposure to certain carcinogenic agents
How Do Doctors Diagnose MEC?
These diagnostic procedures help evaluate a suspicious-looking mass, determine its extent, and produce correct findings that may improve a mucoepidermoid carcinoma prognosis:
- Medical history and physical exam
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
- Fine-needle aspiration biopsy
If you received a mucoepidermoid carcinoma diagnosis from your doctor, the next critical step is to plan your cancer treatment.
Choose New Hope Unlimited — Your Personalized Cancer Treatment Provider
You have every right to live the carefree life you deserve, no matter what your cancer diagnosis is. Our mission here at New Hope Unlimited is to provide comprehensive care and employ alternative mucoepidermoid carcinoma treatments that can create a significant difference in your recovery. As soon as you walk through our doors in New Mexico, you immediately become the #1 priority of specialists in conventional and holistic cancer care. Our program is also one of the most progressive in the world, which means our oncologists and support staff are some of the most skilled and experienced in their respective medical fields. Call now or contact us online to schedule your consultation.
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Patient SatisfactionOur Patient-Centric Medical Facilities
At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. How common is mucoepidermoid carcinoma?
2 to 3 individuals per 100,000 people receive a salivary gland cancer diagnosis each year, and 30 to 35 percent of these cases are mucoepidermoid carcinomas.
2. What is the prognosis for MEC?
According to interdisciplinary research from ScienceDirect, low-grade mucoepidermoid tumors have a five-year overall survival rate of 70 to 80 percent.
3. What specific treatments does New Hope Unlimited offer?
From Levorotatory Vitamin C Supplementation to Advanced Herbal Therapy, learn more about the potential alternative mucoepidermoid tumor treatments you may receive here.
