Hello Brandy,

Welcome to the Oral Cancer Foundation. It is the most informative website on oral cancer on the web and it's free.

The cost of a doctors visit and or biospy should have no bearing on having it done. He should make an appointment with either an oral surgeon or a ENT. If it is SSC cancer the earlier you catch it the better. There are many hospitals who write off the cost for people without insurance. Call your local social services department for some help. Thats what there for, Helping prople.

Please keep us posted as you follow up with what you find out. It may be something very simple that can be treated successfully. It just doesn't sound like cancer to me but I'm no doctor. All of what I have learned about oral cancer I have learned from this forum and it's many loyal members.

I do second what Gary mentioned about scaling back. Youe either a smoker or not. Your either a drinker or not. These are the two biggest risk factors for getting oral cancer.

I see you are member number #2390, I am member
#853 and joined in July of 03. We continue to grow and the goal is to get the word out,
"EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES". I'm hoping you won't need to use this forum after his DX.

All my Best, Danny Boy