I recommend that you request a test for the presence of HPV P16 or 18 laboratory results from your mouth lesion.
This viral infection is the most common cause of oral cancer and head and neck cancers.

I’m new to all of this. I’m a 52 year old healthy male. I spend 40 minutes a day 6 days a week on an elliptical machine, and eat a mostly vegetarian diet, trying to stay healthy. I don’t drink at all, don’t smoke or use any type of drugs. No health complications at all. Back in January of this year, 2025, I had what I thought was a canker sore under the side of my tongue. Approximately 6 months after it didn’t heal or go away, I saw a dentist and ultimately an oral surgeon who excised the lesion and was later diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I literally have not a single risk factor for this type of cancer so no idea how or why this happened to me which is extremely frustrating. I am waiting on more test results to find out if I need to get the lymph nodes in my neck removed.

Hope to meet some people in the same situation and gain some educational and motivational support here. Thanks.

Hello all. Brand new here. I had a tongue lesion removed back in August of this year and was diagnosed as Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Never thought I would ever be told I have cancer. In any case, 4 months later, I still have a very rough texture on the side of my tongue. Tumor was removed from the side and under my tongue. All of the taste buds on that one side feel very rough and feels so odd in my mouth. No pain or anything, just thought it would go back to feeling normal this long after surgery. Anyone else gone through this that can encourage me? Thanks so much.

I frimly believe once youve had cancer and had any type of chemo/ radiation, you expose yourself to new type of cancers down the road. Doctors will say its unrelated, but i think its bullshit. Its all related. Hang in there and good luck!