My husband went yesterday to be fitted for upper and lower partials (being that he is missing all his chewing teeth and molars due to cancer treatments). My husband mentioned to the dr that he has pain in his upper gum area and that it is white. He thought more bone was coming thru. The dr called in the surgeon to take a peak. The surgeon said it could be hyperkeratosis. Than he looked more and saw more on the side of his tongue. He wants Steve to come back in two weeks to do biopsies. My husband agreed but I can tell he's concerned. He has been missing 13 teeth for two years now and I'm believing and hoping the tissues are just irritated. My husband Steve will have 2 years cancer free this Friday the 15th and I'm planning on celebrating. He has been thru so much but boy oh boy he is tuff and never defeated. I'm so proud of him. His strength doesn't allow me to crumble. I'm keeping my trap shut about these upcoming biopsies and believing it's nothing to be worried about. I hope (4reals) biopsies come out clean too and are nothing to worry about. A question: my hubby had lip cancer in situ with 2 surgeries and than 8 months later presented with stage 4 cancer of the soft palate,tonsil and nodes involved. Is it possible after all the radiation and chemo that cancer could present itself in another part of his mouth? I was under the impression that if there was going to be a recurance it would just be somewhere else in his body.