Oral cancer often presents with a sore in the mouth that does not heal or persistent pain in the mouth. Other common symptoms include a persistent lump or thickening in the cheek, or a persistent white or red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the mouth. Signs of oral cancer include bleeding, skin ulceration, facial swelling, a neck mass, trismus, facial numbness, and paralysis of the facial musculature.
5. sore in the mouth that does not heal (most common symptom)
pain in the mouth that doesn't go away (also very common) persistent
lump or thickening in the cheek
a persistent white or red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the
mouth
SYMPTOMS:
SIGNS:
Bleeding,
Skin ulceration,
Facial swelling,
Neck mass,
Trismus,
Facial numbness, and
Paralysis of the facial musculature