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White patch in throat after smoking
I've been smoking 1-2 cigs a day for the past 1-2 months. Sometimes I don't smoke properly and end up inhaling too much smoke and coughing, resulting in a burning sensation. Last Thursday I started feeling an itching sensation and pain in my back right throat. When I saw it using my phone flash light I saw a black/white growth. This is the current state after 3-4 days. What could this be? What are the chances of this being cancerous and when should it heal ideally in case it isn't cancer?
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Stop smoking. It's patch on your tonsil. Can be fungal on tonsil growth
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It could be a cancer or it could be a ulcer only
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Visit ENT doctor for further examination
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Stop smoking asap and get medication
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
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