Hi Lin, welcome to OCF! Im not sure what ETOH means. I hope you do not need to be here. Sadly drinking and smoking are not the only ways a person gets oral cancer. There are many who are HPV+ and then there are also some who have no known cause. If you do have oral cancer you are in the right place for info and support.

A practice which has several doctors will not give you a second opinion. If possible you would want to be treated at a large cancer center. There is your best chance at beating this horrible disease. Treatments can include surgery or radiation with out without chemo, sometimes both. At a cancer center the professionals will all get together and discuss your individual case. Lets not jump too far ahead. First get the biopsy results and take it from there. Make sure you get copies of everything.

Just in case, here is a list of cancer centers.
Cancer Centers

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile