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What are the symptoms of pharynx cancer?
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Ulcer, pain, +: Difficulty in swallowing. Pharyngeal cancer is likely to cause difficulty in swallowing, bleeding, ulcer formation and feeling of mass in the throat. Cancers of the nasopharynx may manifest as mets in the lymph nodes in the neck.
Answered 9/30/2020
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It varies: Any thing from hoarseness of voice to cough , difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath , recurrent sore throat or pharyngitis that doesn't respond to antibiotics, neck pain or weight loss.
Answered 8/17/2017
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