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If my globus sensation /dysphagia went away after a little over a month, can i feel assured that it isn't esophageal cancer? would it come and go?
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Cancer unlikely: From what you described and your age, 28 years, it is very unlikely that you have esophageal cancer.
Answered 12/6/2014
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