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What are the illnesses which could give similar symptoms of throat cancer?
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Yes, see below: An iron deficiency related entity "plummer wilson syndrome" can have symptoms similar to cancer. See this site for more info. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187341-overview.
Answered 6/14/2019
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