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Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 42 | [quote=TooWorried]So far ive had docs tell me that "youre too young for oral cancer" and my favorite so far "people dont get cancer from canker sores". Its discouraging to say the least. [/quote]
I am curious to know if these comments are coming from doctors or dentists? It seems that dentists are tending to be more proactive in detecting and looking for oral cancers now. Please do push to get a biopsy to get the earliest detection possible. If doctor's are unwilling to help you I would suggest seeing your dentist.
Female, Age 38, healthy non-smoker, rarely drank, regularly workout
May 2014 noticed irritation on tongue
6/18 saw doctor
6/25 saw ENT specialist got biopsy
6/30 Dx HPV P16+ ve SCC tongue cancer
7/9 CT scans, no visible spread
8/20 partial glossectomy with radial forearm flap, neck dissection 26 nodes sampled - results T2 N0 with mild dysplasia
4/2015 start to have ear pain
5/2015 recurrence
6/4/2015 surgery 29 nodes samples pN 2c
7/13/2015 7 wks of Chemo & Radiation start
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