Hi,
My mother was diagnosed with squamous carcinoma of the gums. She has been in pain for over year, and the dentist kept telling her it was merely a gum infection and she just need antibiotics. Well today she told a month ago she had been diagnosed with it. I'm very concerned because her gums have been in pain so long and I don't know if the cancer has spread to other organs of her body. What questions should she be asking the doctors? What are her next steps to take? I really want to begin acting fast on what treatment plan she should be on and who to talk to, because like I said she has been in pain so long and I dont know how bad the cancer is. I'm so thankful to have found this site.