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I Am A Smoker Having Bumps At The Back Of Throat. Can It Be The Beginning Of Cancer?

Please help! I had a very bad sore throat 6-7 months ago and took antibiotics for it. It went away but I have these bumps in the back of my throat and on the sides right before my hang ball thing (sorry I don't the the medical term). They do not bother me but I am concerned it could be the beginning stages of something? I am a pack a day smoker and am 27 years old. I actually became sick when I did quit smoking... Weird but I picked up the bad habit again 2 months later but they haven't gone away. I do not have health insurance because we rather have health insurance on our kids and can't afford for me & the kids. Please help with any answers or thoughts. I can send pictures of my throat if you give me an email. Thank you so much!
Thu, 2 Jan 2014
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It must be clarified if you are having symptoms of chronic pharyngitis or anything to do with smoking itself. Isolated bumps are unlikely to be cancerous. It can be that you are having enlarged pharyngeal tonsils. This can be confirmed by examination at an ENT clinic. Smoking may not have caused your symptoms, however it is best in the interest of your health that you stop smoking under medical supervision.
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I Am A Smoker Having Bumps At The Back Of Throat. Can It Be The Beginning Of Cancer?

Hi, It must be clarified if you are having symptoms of chronic pharyngitis or anything to do with smoking itself. Isolated bumps are unlikely to be cancerous. It can be that you are having enlarged pharyngeal tonsils. This can be confirmed by examination at an ENT clinic. Smoking may not have caused your symptoms, however it is best in the interest of your health that you stop smoking under medical supervision.