Katie Drablos was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in April 2021. A specialist removed a spot of tongue cancer and found lesions that had spread to her neck. The 35-year-old is recovering now, a year ...

In the early days of COVID, it felt like we were learning new things about the virus in real time daily. Its severity, especially for specific populations like older adults and the immunocompromised, ...

Canker sores and oral cancer lesions may seem similar but there are ways to tell the difference. A lesion that's red, typically flat, and painful early on is usually a canker sore (aphthous ulcer).

Your mouth isn’t just where symptoms show up — it’s one of the first places the body sends signals when something isn’t right ...

Keep your mouth clean by brushing your teeth and flossing twice daily to help a sore tongue heal. Rinse your mouth with saltwater to prevent infection and ease pain from sores. Avoid smoking and ...

In the fall of 2020, Katie Drablos noticed a canker sore on the back of her tongue that wouldn’t go away. As the pain increased, she visited urgent care, wondering if it was a COVID-19 symptom. It ...

When Mari Henderson read a story about a woman the same age as her with tongue cancer, she asked for a biopsy. It helped her receive an early diagnosis. For several weeks, Mari Henderson felt a canker ...

Roll your tongue around your mouth, and you might feel a sting from a new tender spot. A tiny, unwelcome crater of pain, a red circle of fire tucked against your cheek. It feels worse with every ...

Canker sores are painful ulcers on the soft tissues of the mouth. They can develop on the tongue or gums, but are most commonly found inside the lips. They are usually red with a white or yellow ...

When Ashwin Sabnekar first went to an oral surgeon to get his tongue checked after he found a strange sore on it, back in 2015, his biopsy concluded that he had a benign tumor, so he thought he had ...

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Eric Magallanes was sitting in chemistry class at Purdue University, immersed in periodic tables, atomic numbers and molecular structures,when the text came in. The text was from his ...