I am new here, too. I have had leukoplakia throughout my oral cavity and it is still active for the past 8 years. I am not familiar with/ PV. My surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine watches me closely, seeing her every 3 months, and when the Leukoplakia appears to get too thick, we do laser surgery that removes it. Her goal always to catch it before it becomes cancerous. If it is cancerous, the goal is to get it when it is stage 1, not waiting for it to progress and potentially spread. I am also a non-smoker and have none of the typical reasons to have this disease. I have recently had oral cancer by my cheek that was removed, again stage 1. I can not emphasis enough the importance of having an excellent ENT that specializes in these cancers. It is so important to watch any changes or thickening.

Good Luck!