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Margot Blair from Dumfries, Scotland, is receiving treatment for stage three tongue cancer

Blair, 62, recalled in an interview with BBC Scotland having recurring mouth ulcers and a swollen tongue before her diagnosis in May

“If you have something in your mouth like an ulcer for two weeks, three weeks at a maximum, you must seek professional help,” she told the outlet

A mother in Scotland is undergoing intensive treatment after years of painful swelling in her mouth resulted in her being diagnosed with tongue cancer.

Margot Blair from Dumfries thought she had no cause for concern after receiving the results of a biopsy in 2022, when she first began to experience white lesions on her tongue. However, two years later, painful mouth ulcers developed and by May 2025, her tongu

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