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16,social smoker for 1 year,stopped for a while,had 1 yesterday, throats sore,feel a tightness in throat,ear and nose pain, could i have throat cancer?
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Smoking risk: As you know, smoking increases your risk of cancer and many other diseases and dysfynctions. However, it is very unlikely that you have cancer from smoking after being a light smoker for only one year. Your symptoms are most likely related to an infection such as a common cold. To reduce your risk of smoking related illnesses, you should stop smoking permanently.
Answered 12/2/2015
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