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Red patches on tongue

2019-01-08 13:04:37
Very often red patches appear on my tongue which heals down automatically without medication and again reappears within some days and again  gets cured It doesn't cause any pain Is this cancer ? I am really worried Please provide a solution
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Meet a ENT surgeon or oncologist for opinion... Could be apthous ulcers..

Answered2019-01-11 17:38:21

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Get CBC get clinical evaluation from ENT surgeon or clinical oncologist get s. vit B12 test
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probably not a cancer

Answered2019-01-10 11:16:06

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If it cures completely intermittent, it rarely is cancer. Take opinion from ENT

Answered2019-01-09 16:40:27

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It is not cancer. Don't imagine yourself. Meet nearby  dentist

Answered2019-01-08 15:13:37

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