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My ent said bumps on tonsil r normal. he said i'm obsessed with it. he does not feel it's cancer but i can't let go. can ent pretty much tell cancer?
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Possible: The ENT docs have the experience looking on the different throat lesions, so they can tell from the experience.
Answered 9/28/2016
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