uh...do i have cancer?

Question

so i got this scar on my bottom lip...im white....a male... and 19 years old.....i was a lifeguard for two years... and i've always been an outdoorsy kinda kid.... i commute 4 hrs a day for my internship.... and now i have this... growth thing on my scar on the bottom lip between the actually purple-ish pink lip part to my chin....its white....size of a very small pea... been here for two weeks at least.... its kinda white-ish translucent... tiny tiny veins are noticable at the base...though not on the top.... its an oblong oval... like a football if you were to stretch out the tips...and it follows the scar.... now theres a supertiny mini-me think mocking the first one...located on the other side of the scar... hmm.... cancer?? it's not similar to a pimple..cuz i can't push the majority of it's "bubble" to one side... like a zit would do...so whats up? i'm 19!!!! is it really that uncommon for me to have it? or what? do i have cancer?? (i also poop alot.. dunno if that helps..)

by the way...sorry i didn't say this before... i already have an appointment for the 13th.....so yea... the doc's gonna see it soon. i just wanted more than one person's (and my own) opinions...as i see thats the only way to make good decisions...

and yea..... i know what cancer is.... save space and my reading time by letting me know what your opinions are.... all do with respect... you with the wikipedia source.... who doesn't know wikipedia? i told you i did research on this subject.... don't you think i know 90% of the stuff you just told me? therefore... if i spent 100 secs (which i spent a great deal more)... only 10 of those secs would have done any good.... really... just opinions.... i got the appointment.... thats taken care of... just your own thoughts.....this question also mostly targets those who had cancer or are otherwise "veterans" or peopel who actually know about cancer...personally (no matter how).... it don't take the average joe to find wikipedia.... no offense though.. i admire your will to help... you prolly didn't believe me when i said i researched this topic... (which i did for 8+ hrs today..)

thanks...

haha... the poop comment had (in theory) to deal with the fact that some nonmelanoma types spread.. (that squa-word...) ...and i did enough research today to know that i don't have melanoma...but maybe a nonmelanoma type cancer.... and i read somewhere that the cancer with the "squa-thing" spreads easier than the basal cell carcinoma.... and it can spread to the intestines.... which practically define your poop and therefore your pooping patterns... i could go on and on about my irregular poops... but i dunno if thats relevant... so therefore...unless asked to do otherwise... i wont go further in that subject. my comment was merely to bring forth the education that other possible symptoms may be present..... thanks

you mean the 15th?? not the "19th"??..

and no... there's no other dermatologist that can see me before that...unless i drive like... 100 miles... which is ridiculous... as cancer doesnt grow much in four days enough to drive 200 miles round-trip to see if it is even cancerous at all... but yea.... we tried everything... thank you goes to you who is the 9th poster....

everyone else... thanks... we'll see what else happens...

Answer 1

zeek,
If anyone tries to answer this definitively on this site, don't listen to them. Simply go to a dermatologist as soon as possible and have it looked at. Any attempt to answer this question here will be a shot in the dark and will either scare you or possibly put you at ease when you may indeed have a problem that needs to be taken care of quickly. Make an appointment tomorrow. Good luck buddy.

Answer 2

I would go get a test done. If you spend a lot of time outside....have you always been wearing sunscreen? If you commute in a car for 4 hours often, the sun may have caused a cancerous growth on your lip.

I'm not sure what the poop comment was about, but it made me giggle. Thanks! Good luck!

Answer 3

The only way to answer your question is to get a biopsy of the growth done. So, go to the doctor. good luck!

Answer 4

i've no idea what the poop comment is about but, i have to agree with jim. 100%. no way for us to tell but, let us know what your doc say's,okay? can't you get in before the 19th? how about another doc? best of luck to you.

Answer 5

hopefully this will help most the most b/c its from a magazine.

-dangerous moles tend to be uneven, faded, or lumpy edges.
-the color: if your mole is RED, WHITE, or BLUE go to a doctor!
-if the mole changes from anywhere to color, shape, size,
condition (like if it's itchy, bleeding, or crusting) it's a warning
sign that something is certianly wrong.

Answer 6

See your doctor. I am not a doctor, but it does not sound like cancer to me. Cancers tend to be irregular in shape.
But don't take my word for it. See your doctor ASAP!

Answer 7

Cancer is a disease characterized by a population of cells that grow and divide without respect to normal limits, invade and destroy adjacent tissues, and may spread to distant anatomic sites through a process called metastasis. These malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited in their growth and do not invade or metastasize (although some benign tumor types are capable of becoming malignant). Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk for the more common varieties tends to increase with age.[1] Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths.[2]

Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, chemicals, or infectious agents. Other cancer-promoting genetic abnormalities may be randomly acquired through errors in DNA replication, or are inherited, and thus present in all cells from birth. Complex interactions between carcinogens and the host genome may explain why only some develop cancer after exposure to a known carcinogen. New aspects of the genetics of cancer pathogenesis, such as DNA methylation, and microRNAs are increasingly being recognized as important.

Genetic abnormalities found in cancer typically affect two general classes of genes. Cancer-promoting oncogenes are often activated in cancer cells, giving those cells new properties, such as hyperactive growth and division, protection against programmed cell death, loss of respect for normal tissue boundaries, and the ability to become established in diverse tissue environments. Tumor suppressor genes are often inactivated in cancer cells, resulting in the loss of normal functions in those cells, such as accurate DNA replication, control over the cell cycle, orientation and adhesion within tissues, and interaction with protective cells of the immune system.

Cancer is usually classified according to the tissue from which the cancerous cells originate, as well as the normal cell type they most resemble. These are location and histology, respectively. A definitive diagnosis usually requires the histologic examination of a tissue biopsy specimen by a pathologist, although the initial indication of malignancy can be symptoms or radiographic imaging abnormalities. Most cancers can be treated and some cured, depending on the specific type, location, and stage. Once diagnosed, cancer is usually treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As research develops, treatments are becoming more specific for different varieties of cancer. There has been significant progress in the development of targeted therapy drugs that act specifically on detectable molecular abnormalities in certain tumors, and which minimize damage to normal cells. The prognosis of cancer patients is most influenced by the type of cancer, as well as the stage, or extent of the disease. In addition, histologic grading and the presence of specific molecular markers can also be useful in establishing prognosis, as well as in determining individual treatments.

Answer 8

most likely