Well, I’m a 32-year-old man. Basically, I’ve never smoked and I only drink socially. About 13 days ago, a small sore appeared in the back of my mouth on my gum, and I became very afraid it could be oral cancer because I lost an uncle to it a year ago (he was only 42, but he had been smoking since he was 18 and also drank). The fact is that after three days the sore healed, but then, while watching videos, I noticed there was also this small spot, and from that moment my focus shifted to it. I’ve spent several days unable to sleep properly thinking about it. It doesn’t hurt. I’m very afraid it’s cancer. I have generalized anxiety, and about fifteen days before noticing the first sore I had a very strong panic attack, followed by days of smaller anxiety episodes. I don’t know if that has anything to do with it. Another detail is that I have a damaged wisdom tooth in the back, which may have caused the sore, since it sits in the same direction when my mouth is closed. Also, both the sore and the little spot are in the same area as the linea alba. Another thing that scares me is that I noticed what I believe may be a lymph node on the opposite side of the spot, and I think it is large. I’m not sure whether this is my anxiety acting up or if something is really growing. I have an appointment with an oral medicine specialist on Monday, but I just wanted to hear some observations from people who look at the photos or something like that.

I hope someone replies. I’ve been trying to talk about this topic for a while but haven’t gotten any responses.

Thank you in advance.

Oral câncer?