 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Yes, there are things it could be besides cancer but you are wise to go to an ENT and have it examined. You could be biting yourself in your sleep. Many cancers and tumors are asymptomatic, i.e., have no pain -all the more reason to have it ruled out. Don't let them blow you off because of your age. Keep us posted.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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