[quote=Alpaca] I would be very cautious about attributing my cancer to my amalgam fillings. There doesn't appear to be any scientific evidence.

Well, maybe I am just simple-minded or something. But this just screams to me "well, then, let's look for evidence!"

This is what I asked my surgeon to do - start with a screening tool. Don't just stand there looking at your feet!

My *former* dentist told me that I am "just one person." Well, I have a hunch that there are a whole lot more just like me! We just need to find them.

1998 1 Amalgam replaced->oral lichen planus R lat tongue; 1999 biopsy "no cancer-looks like uses smokeless tobacco"; 5/08 allergy testing pos to filling & crown metal; 9/08 replace amalgam fillings; 1/09 Partial glossectomy; 5/09 total glossectomy & free flap; rad & chemo just completed.