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Will laryngoscopy find out if i will have throat cancer in the future?

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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Reveals present: Nobody can predict the future. Laryngoscopy will reveal any lesion you have now.

Dr Ferguson and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/17/2018

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