Ive been chewing tobacco for a little less than 10 months. Just a couple days ago I felt a small bump on the left side of my hard palate. I looked at it, and it is faintly darker (slightly purple) with a darker speck in the middle. Is this just a sore, or does this sound potentially cancerous?
Hello thank you for your question at Chat Doctor. Chances of cancer due to tobacco chewing for less than 10 months is very less. In fact nil. Cancer can be due to other reasons. In your case there are more probabilities of being it only a lesion and not cancerous one. Yet, I need photographs of lesion for better diagnosis. Or you can consult nearby dentist so that he can see the lesion clinically and take any specimen tissue from lesion for investigation. You can consult back for further queries. Wish you good health.