Hi, I'm new here and hope that everyone here is doing well. Two weeks ago, I was told by my family physician that he believed that I had tongue cancer. In fact, in his opinion, he was 95% certain that this is what I had. Although I must mention that my doctor had a son pass away with cancer. My doctor immediately scheduled me for an appointment with a Nose Ear and Throat surgeon. That was on November 28, 2003. The surgeon told me that he did not believe that I have cancer, rather, that because I'm a smoker I have problems dealing with stress and smoking is how I alleviate my problems. Unfortunately for me, that does not explain the hole in my tongue, behind the last molar! After some research on the internet and viewing some photos of tongue cancer I believe that this is what I have and that I caught the cancer in it's earliest stage, but the QWACK that I saw doesn't think so. I am also extremely nervous after having read a story on the internet about a man in England who was misdiagnosed 19 times. HELP!! My wife was relieved when the QWACK told us that he believes that I don't have cancer, but now my wife is worried that perhaps the QWACK we saw could be wrong. I don't want to alarm anyone in my family needlessly. I am 39 years old and I am not afraid of dying ( a process we will all endure), however, my wife would like it if I stay around a lot longer than just the expected 5 years or so. Furthermore, I have a 16 year old son who needs a lot of guidance and a 15 year old daughter who would be devastated as she clings to her old man and holds him in such high regards. Can anyone out there please tell me what to do. Perhaps someone out there has gone through the same experience of a false diagnosis or a second opinion.