Cancer Discussions, Cancer Support and Community Connection Forum - November 25th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Does anyone know anything about mouth cancer?
I just had a biopsy in my mouth (the roof of) they fear that it is cancer. I won’t know the results for about 2 weeks. I don’t smoke. I only drink on special occasions, afterall, I can have fun without drinking. Oh, and I don’t hang around with people who smoke. How can a person who does not smoke or drink get cancer. I have heard that people who smoke or drink (and I read it too), are the ones who get it and that is the only way you can get mouth cancer. I just wondered if there are any websites or if anyone else knows how this could happen. Maybe one of you have had an experience with it or know of someone just like me who has. The doctor won’t say much. It is possible that I don’t, but someone else I talked to said their uncle had the same thing as me, but they thought it was just a bone and it turned out to be cancer. I hope you can make sense of my post.
Thank you.
I just want to say you all have great answers!!!! I appreciate the kind words. I am stressed a lot and it is showing. I am snappy with everyone and it is thowing them for a loop; especially because I have always been a very nice person (it is just in my nature) and they have never seen me angry or snappy. I will take your words into my heart and it does make me feel better mentally, but not physically because my mouth still hurts from the large portion they cut out. My anxiety was so bad that my blood pressure went up & someone made me really mad and I was yelling (I normally don’t yell) & a stitch popped out and my mouth swelled up bigger. Well, thanks again.
Smoking and drinking do not cause cancer. But if you smoke and drink you are at a higher risk to develop cancer. No one knows what causes one person to have cancer while another does not. As you can now see anyone no matter how healthy they consider themselves . . can still get cancer.
So, it is very possible for you to have an oral cancer and to have never smoked or had a drink in your life. Children get oral cancer and they have never done any of these things.
I’m not sure why your doctor won’t say much. You should probably get another doctor or a second opinion.
There are websites with information about Oral cancer and you can read a little about it:
Oral Cancer Foundation – Includes patient forum
http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/
NCI: What you need to know about Oral cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/oral
Medline Plus: Oral Cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/oralcancer.html
Good luck. I hope this turns out well for you.
I dont know what I can say to make you feel better. The fact the doctor wont say much worries me. There is no real answer to this question it sounds like your worried and need to talk to some1. Maybe find a Oral Cancer Forum and talk to people there, but don’t think you’ve got cancer just yet. Just because your friends uncle who you aren’t related too had similar symptoms doesn’t mean your any more likely to have it. Relax don’t panic and most importantly…
God Bless.
Hope it comes back Good for you!!My husband has throat cancer He has been given a year He’s NOT doing any chemo. or rad. or surg. He is 69 and I really believe that when God calls him home, that will be it. It is not up to a dr. It is up to God. That is what I believe .
Dear gal – you must be scared to death. Take a deep breath and know that you will handle whatever comes from this. Wait until you get the results of the biopsy before you jump off the deep end.
Yes, people get mouth (and lung) canger without ever having smoked. But I have a feeling you are going to be okay.
Do some research on the internet but don’t scare yourself.
I know chewing tobacco contributes to oral cavity cancers. But you didn’t mention it so I’m guessing you didn’t use it…
I hope it turns out to be negative.