The repetitive injury of braces on her tongue may have caused oral cancer. Her orthodontist never followed up on the classic sign of a non-healing sore.
Writing Releases Emotions: Accepting Fate with Cancer
Eva Grayzel writes a poem to release emotions about the moment she was wheeled into surgery for oral cancer and awaiting her fate.
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Young Healthy Mom with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue
Why would a young healthy mom get oral cancer? She had no risk factors and her dentist thought the non-healing sore was due to stress. Read Heidi’s story. Age 32.
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Neck Pain And Headaches: Long Term Effects of Surgery for Stage IV Oral Cancer
Neck pain plagues me. Even though my surgery removing my SCM 22 years ago, along with a third of my tongue, was a great success, one of the long term effects is muscular issues in my imbalanced neck which leads to headaches. Last night, I had a discovery. The non-surgical side is the one that causes me pain. I fell …
New Dentist: New Sense Of Alarm Examining Growth on Palate
Nicole Gibbs wanted whiter teeth for her friends wedding and her new dentist didn’t oblige after examining her mouth and noticing a growth on her palate. She said it had been there for 5 years. Her doctor said it was a ‘bony growth’ and nothing to worry about. Her dentist at that time agreed. You can NEVER know what something …