OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | Leukoplakia cannot be scrapped off with a fingernail, the only thing that really fits that description is Candida albicans fungal infections. They can be taken care of with a 7 day dose of Diflucan taken orally as a pill.
Itching on the roof of your mouth (a rare location for oral cancers though they do happen) is not a sign of any oral cancer I have ever seen published in any cancer journal nor heard about at any cancer conference.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. |