Absolutely totally agree. God knows, we all hope it's not cancer. But I was being blown off by doctors for months also because I didn't fit the profile (the saga started when I was 37 too), and it ended up being cancer. It's better be safe than sorry. Seek a 2nd opinion.

38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear