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Constant (literally constant for 2 months) mucus,larynghitis,pharynghitis,dysphagia,painfull swallowing. have gerd. fearing esophageal cancer. ?
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Rightly so: Get yourself endoscoped again and see about having your illness managed more aggressively. An exacerbation of reflux is more likely than cancer but you shouldn't have to be feeling like this.
Answered 11/28/2017
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