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#13389 06-29-2002 12:58 PM | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 37 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 37 | If you are at all concerned that a mouth sore or lesion is or could be cancer, please see an M.D. or an E.N.T. and not a dentist. While dentists should be able to identify a cancerous lesion, it was my mother's experience and has been the experience of others that not all dentists do identify them correctly. It sounds like your worry about your mouth sore keeps nagging at you. I think it would be worth the time and the peace of mind to consult a medical doctor. Good luck with quitting.
Sandra (Helen's daughter)
Sandra
My mother's caregiver
Diagnosed 6/02 (at 84) with Stage 2 tongue cancer; surgery 7/02
Diagnosed June 03 with recurrence of tongue cancer and cancer of soft tissue under ear
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#13390 06-29-2002 08:25 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,140 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,140 Likes: 1 | And from me a strong second to that advice. My FORMER dentist assured me that the red spot on my gum was nothing to worry about. Some months later an ENT proved him wrong. Sandra is absolutely correct.
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