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Could you have cancer if your dentist wants to do a biopsy on your gums because they have a purple color to them and it is spreading?
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∙ 16y ago
Oral cancers look more like ulcers, or even white plaques. It is less usual for an oral cancer to be on the gums and to have a purple colour. See the Related Links for "Oral Cancers" to the bottom for the answer.
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