 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | First off calm way down. The chances that this is cancer is not that good especially if you have had it for a year. The type of cancer one normally gets in the oral cavity is called squamous cell and it is usually very aggressive and fast growing. Untreated some patients die within a year of it appearing. There are many things this spot or lump could be beside cancer but you need to be seen by a trained specialist to get your answers.
I personally would skip the dentist level and seek an ENT.
A brush biopsy is not very reliable so again I would get to an ENT.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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