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[|Human|] I have what looks like a skin tear on the side of my tongue . It has been there for a few weeks, it is white in color. I tried to cut it off this morning and I just irritated it and caused it to bleed and become painful. It wasn t painful until I tried to cut it. Should I be concerned for cancer? I also have a vague white lump on my lower lip , it has been there about the same amount of time.
[|AI|]  Hello & welcome, All the symptoms stated by you are indicative of ulcers on the side of the tongue. These ulcers can be due to various reasons like trauma to the tongue by accidental biting it between the teeth.  This may happen due to sharpened edges of the teeth which damages the corners of the tongue thereby producing ulcers on the same sites.  But, you should go for clinical evaluation to rule out presence of thrush or oral candidiasis which is a kind of fungal infection & can be treated by the use of Anti-fungal Chat Doctor.  Keep your oral cavity clean to avoid any secondary infection.  If there are sharp edges of the teeth, they will be ground & rounded by your dentist accordingly. Take care.