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I have a small bump on the side of my tongue and i'm considered it's oral cancer? i just noticed it a few days ago
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See Dentist: Could be many things- you bit it and created a sore, an enlarged taste bud,..hard to say. See a dentist to check it. If there is any question, the dentist should consider either doing a biopsy or sending to an oral surgeon to perform that treatment
Answered 11/12/2016
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