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.


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