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23yo female. behind my ear on the bone is sore to touch not painfull. worried about cancer. no other symptoms?
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Probably not.: Probably not cancer. But you should seek help and be properly evaluated. Go and see an internal medicine doctor for further investigation.
Answered 10/21/2014
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