Can a 24 year old get mouth cancer?

Yes: Orally cancer has been primarily a disease of older men who smoke and drink alcohol , however this has changed in the last few years. Now oral cancers are seen in young er people. This is because of the increase in hpv. Some strains are known to cause cancers. Your doctor can test for hpv., especially in women.

Small risk: Oral cancer starts to become significantly more prevalent in the 50's. Smoking and alcohol increase your risk at any age. Here is a good resource for incidence based upon several factors: http://www.Nidcr.Nih.Gov/datastatistics/finddatabytopic/oralcancer/oralcancerincidence.Htm.

Unlikely: Unlikely., but. 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.