Chances of Oral Cancer after smoking 1 year?

I just quit smoking, I'm 22 years old and have been smoking for a little over a year. Whenever I get sores in my mouth I think "oh no, I have cancer". Does anyone have any knowledge of the chances of a 22 year old who was smoking for one year could have cancer?

very improbable that you have oral cancer (usually squamous cell carcinoma) from just one year of smoking. it is good that you stopped now, because continued use multiplies your chances of having cancer. Repeated tobacco use causes mutations in the oral mucosal basement-cell membrane. after a certain number of mutations, you will get cancer. squamous cell carcinoma is a nasty disease and requires aggressive and debilitating surgery.

Just don't start smoking again.

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They are very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very small.

I thought I had oral cancer at 22 after smoking for 3 or 4 years and my doctor said it only really happens to people who have smoked for 30 or 40 years. It is not a common cancer compared to others.

However if you are getting sores in your mouth you should get it looked at.

no brother that is not cancer am smoking for 5 years i started when am of 17

Don't think so cos many of my friends smoke for many years and only one or two got cancer.If you continue smoking for a long time,your chances of getting lung cancer is more than a person who doesn't smoke.

Oral cancer can form in any part of the mouth or throat. Most oral cancers begin in the tongue and in the floor of the mouth. Anyone can get oral cancer, but the risk is higher if you are male, over age 40, use tobacco or alcohol or have a history of head or neck cancer. Frequent sun exposure is also a risk for lip cancer.

Symptoms of oral cancer include

* White or red patches in your mouth
* A mouth sore that won't heal
* Bleeding in your mouth
* Loose teeth
* Problems or pain with swallowing
* A lump in your neck
* An earache

Oral cancer treatments may include surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Some patients have a combination of treatments. but don't do it 2 years

Yeah, you have the same chances as a non-smoker of getting cancer. Don't worry about it.