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A member asked:
I've sore throat, mucus, slight ear pain when swallowing mucus. no trouble swallowing. used to smoke 1-2 cigs/day for 2.5 yr. do i have cancer?
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Unlikely: Your young age and a short stint of smoking makes it unlikely. However, there is an increasing rate of head and neck cancer in young people related to human papilloma viruses probably related to oral sex. See an ENT doctor for complete examination.
Answered 6/10/2014
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