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Mouth lump
Occasionally uncomfortable to swallow but not painful. Goes away sometimes but usually worst when I wake up and at some points I can’t even feel any discomfort. Thought this was just uvilitus as my uvula looks swollen. However, I’m a bit worried as I found as a small little lump, smaller than a rice crispy at the back of my mouth just above where my wisdom teeth are growing. I smoke on average 20 cigarettes a week, not a heavy smoker only a social habit. Is this mouth cancer?
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We cannot confirm the diagnosis of oral cancer without a proper clinical evaluation and a biopsy. And it will be advisable that you should also not jump to such conclusions.
Please consult an oral pathologist for a proper clinical evaluation.
I have to be honest to tell you that you are not an occasional smoker and your frequency is sufficiently high and I hope you understand the risks involved with smoking. It would be prudent to quit the Habit immediately because you are too young to be facing the Irreversible damages of this habit.
Any treatment would actually be useless if the damaging action continues.
Regards.
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