Renee...I agree with Lois..I doubt that cancer would remain the same for three years...but the only way to know is to get yourself checked. In a few minutes, you could save yourself all of this trauma. Just think of all the emotional energy you might be wasting worrying about something that an antibiotic or a medicated mouthwash could fix. AND, if it is cancer, then waiting is not going to solve anything.....will only make it worse. You can read here that there are many people who have had cancer at the base of their tongues, and they did not have their tongues cut out.

I challenge you: Call an ENT tomorrow and tell them that you are very concerned about some sore areas that have been there a long time. Ask for the earliest appointment possible.

I promise you this: No matter what they tell you...and I am betting that you are worrying for nothing, but you MUST be sure!!!.....that you will feel better afterward to have taken this step.

Please...write us back tomorrow and tell us that you have made an appointment, and then keep us posted...OK?

One of the most important things a person can do for themselves....MUST do for themselves..is to get suspicious areas checked out by well-trained professionals.