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Diagnosed with oral thrush, but it keeps coming back. I'm worried it might be mouth cancer

Luby17
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I have been experiencing sore white patches at the base of.my tongue for the last 5 months. It went away initially with treatment for oral thrush, as this is what my nurse diagnosed it as. But it keeps coming back and this time it is really painful when I swallow or eat.and the white round patch is always in the same place. It's starting to worry me that it could be something more. Any help or advice would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks. X

  • Hi Luby17,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of your concerns. It's very difficult to advise on this - your doctor will be best placed to do this, so hopefully you have an appointment coming up to discuss this. If not, do get in touch with them so that you can get the support you need.

    I hope that things ease soon for you.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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    hi lucy how did you get on lovey please ask your dr to refer you to the maxifacial this happpened to my husband and 1 year down the line it has turned out to be tongue cancer maxi facial will pick this up straight away ... this will also stop you worrying 

  • Offline in reply to juliepearson

    Hi, I have a referral to maxifacial via my dentist. Luckily I had taken pictures each month when it occurred. Waiting now for my appointment as can be a 12 week wait and I was referred in April. Thank you for response it's been horrible worrying to myself all the time about it. 

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