Spade,
I was in a similar situation just about 1 year
ago.
Definitely get to an ENT for an evaluation and
bypass the family doctor. Saving time is to your benifit if it's cancer or not. You need to know
ASAP. If it turns out to be nothing, look at changing your lifestyle, a lot more than nicotine
can cause cancer. If the biopsy is positive, the
sooner you treat it the better for you. Bring
someone with you to listen to all doctors and ask a lot of questions before deciding on a course of
action. Ask about things like options for treatment and which treatments create side effects
with later quality of life issues. The various
doctors will give opinions based on their area
of expertise but the only person with an overview
of the whole picture will be you. You are in charge.

Good luck!
John

Squamous Cell Carcenoma of the neck with no primary found. Tonsilectomy, multiple biopsys, , Modified Radical neck dissection,23 glands removed. All teeth removed, 3 mouth operations
for bone adjustments, 6 weeks of radiation therapy.6 weeks of radiation. Currently cancer free.