<s>[INST] Hi, I m 19 and I started dipping about 6 months ago. I wasn t really a can a day kind of guy, more like a can a week. Anyways, I stopped a few days. And haven t had any thoughts of doing it again. Now I m paranoid I have or am getting oral cancer of some kind. An area of my gums were slightly bleeding as I brushed my teeth, I woke up with a sour taste in my mouth as well as whitish stringy type of saliva.. Also I noticed a peas sized lump in both sides of the insides of my cheeks. They are painless and colorless. And lastly an area of my gum was really red but that was just one night. Am I paranoid or should I be worried? I can t go to the dentist or doctor because my parents have no clue I dipped and I can t tell them. I m done now though. Please help! [/INST] HiI would advise you to do a pet scan.If any suspicious lesion is found then biopsy has to be done.RegardsDr de </s>