Swelling in lower lip for last 2 days. Reasons are unknown before swelling appears when he woke up in the morning. Today it ruptures and some blood with yellow fluid came out. My father is a smoker for last 20-25 years. Can it be a form of oral cancer. Please reply
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Hi lybrate-user, I appreciate you seeking help. Given the description of symptoms, its advisable that you get this clinically examined by a general physician first. If found suspicious, its better to approach a head and neck oncologist, without any further delay. Make sure your father restricts/ eventually stop smoking completely, sooner the better. Hope this helps. Do take care and all the very best.
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Dear Mr. Lybrate-user, since the swelling has been there only for the past two days it's unlikely to be a cancer. So don't be worried. It's more likely an abcess (bacterial infection) that has ruptured. Treatment will require antibiotics. I will advise you to consult a general surgeon or ent specialist or dentist for appropriate treatment. In any case I would strongly advise him to quit smoking since it definitely poses a risk for developing cancer.
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