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 ...

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 ...

Canker sores are painful at first but heal quickly on their own. Oral cancer lesions may not cause pain initially and don't go away. See a doctor if you have a sore that doesn't heal in three weeks.

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 ...

The tongue has lots of small spots or dots on it for taste and sensation. If spots are an unusual color or cause irritation, they may indicate an infection, past injury, or other condition. In this ...

Those tiny white spots inside your mouth might be small in size, but they deliver pain far beyond their dimensions. Canker sores affect nearly everyone at some point, making simple pleasures like ...

Mouth sores can really put a damper on your day, not to mention the week or so they take to heal. Eating becomes a chore, and tasks that normally aren’t painful become uncomfortable. Luckily, the ...

Mouth pain is a bitch, no matter how it shows up. But yeah, a canker sore-which is basically an open ulcer-is definitely near the top of the list of things you don't want showing up in your oral ...

Dave Coulier sat down for an interview with CURE to discuss his recent tongue cancer diagnosis and his treatment journey. Actor and comedian Dave Coulier, best known for his role in the sitcom “Full ...