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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,406 | Texas - I agree with David. From everything I've read and experienced it sounds as if you likely don't have cancer. He is also right in that an ENT is the person to see. I don't have personal experience with a brush biopsy but again, from what I've read, getting a "full" biopsy from an MD is the gold standard for determining whether a lump is malignant or not. I'm sure someone else can give you more details about the brush. But especially as you're so worried, an MD would both be more medically knowledgable and help put your mind at ease.
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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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