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A member asked:
What are the most telling signs of throat/mouth cancer?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Mass, ulcer: Non-healing ulcer, lump, bleeding lesion, difficulty swallowing. See this site for more information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002030/.
Answered 11/1/2016
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Pain, hoarseness: Persistent sore throat, hoarseness and especially a sore throat with ear pain. Mouth pain, a sore that bleeds, a painless neck lump all more worrisome in a person who smokes or in some other way using tobacco and who drinks alcohol. Head and neck cancers announce themselves so listen and if you hear it get to an ENT doctor.
Answered 11/1/2016
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Signs/Symptoms: See oral surgeon or ENT doc if you have any of these symptoms: Persistent mouth sore, persistent mouth pain, a lump or thickening in the cheek, a white/red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the mouth, a sore throat, hoarseness or feeling that something is caught in the throat that does not go away, difficulty swallowing/chewing.
Answered 11/2/2016
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