Even if there were other conditions with the same symptoms, it would be dangerous to assume, then, that it's not cancer. Keep your appointment and if it is cancer, get ready for a whirlwind of appointments, questions, more questions and then treatment. Stay with this board all the way, people here will be a great help.

David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.