 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Your red and white patches could be several things. I would strongly recommend stopping using tobacco right away. Tobacco contains over 60 known cancer causing additives. There are all kinds of things added to tobacco (both chewing tobacco and cigarettes) that can irritate your mouth. By quitting immediately you will give your mouth a chance to heal.
If the patches are still there in 2 or 3 weeks go to an ENT to get checked. A biopsy will tell you if its cancer or not. Even though you are young, its not too young to have oral cancer. I hope thats not what it is!
Best wishes.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
