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Throat cancer at age 20? i can feel a very tiny bump with my tongue on the right side near the uvula i also have acid reflux

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Tongue papilla?: Everybody has a bunch of circumvallate papillae on the back of the tongue. Occasionally one is big. A cancer is obviously abnormal before it becomes really dangerous. For acid reflux, try getting really physically fit and elevating the head of your bed on cinder blocks.

Answered 6/30/2016

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A member asked:

Throat cancer at age 20? i can feel a very tiny bump with my tongue on the right side near the uvula i also have acid reflux

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