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Chronic sore throat , believe its due to gerd but afraid of throat cancer . throat pain seems to be more on the left side with sore neck muscles to .
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Prob GERD: Throat cancer would be EXCEEDINGLY rare at age 19. Best to see an Ear, Nose Throat specialist to have your cords visualized to be certain. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 6/21/2016
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