> Not looking into that thing on my tongue in July 2022, when I first noticed it, but that is very specific to me and probably not generalizable... I got a partial glossectomy in Oct. 2022
This one hits close to home. My dentist at the time misdiagnosed tongue cancer as a “reddish lesion, w/ possible tongue biting,” and this was only after I pointed it out to him at the end of a routine appointment. It wasn’t correctly diagnosed until further prodding from me 3 months later. By some estimates, that delay increased my chance of death by 30%, and the cancer has since progressed from stage 2 to stage 4.
This one hits close to home. My dentist at the time misdiagnosed tongue cancer as a “reddish lesion, w/ possible tongue biting,” and this was only after I pointed it out to him at the end of a routine appointment. It wasn’t correctly diagnosed until further prodding from me 3 months later. By some estimates, that delay increased my chance of death by 30%, and the cancer has since progressed from stage 2 to stage 4.