 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I am unsure of what is available to you in your country. Here in the US we would advise the patient to seek out an ENT (ear, nose and throat specialist) or an oral surgeon. Any sore that has been there for 2 weeks and has not healed needs to be checked by one of these professionals. A family doctor and some dentists are not familiar with oral cancer and wouldnt be able to recognize it. In fact the only certain way is thru a biopsy.
Also, the lump you found probably isnt really on the base of your tongue. The tongue goes way down into the body where it is not visible, only a small amount of a persons entire tongue is visible.
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  | 
