Hi! my name is Cathy and I am a 52 year old nursing student. I have smoked for most of my life. I have a red lump that has been in the front part of my mouth for over a month now. To begin with there was no pain. Now I am beginning to have some pain but it radiates to the jaw on the same side. I notice tingling and numbness in my lip. Are these symptoms any of you have suffere of oral cancer? I of all people know I should go get it checked but I keep putting it off. I just got over a severe case of laryngitis a few weeks ago. I had coughed so hard from a sinus infection that I strained my vocal cords. Right after that I had an eye infection on the same side as the lump in my mouth. Coincidence???