…a growth on their tonsils should see their primary care physician.
A larger cyst may feel like a foreign object in the back of the throat and cause difficulty swallowing.
Other symptoms may include:
- pain
- an earache
- a dry cough
Is It Tonsil cancer?
This is a type of oropharyngeal cancer, which is cancer that begins in the mouth or throat. Cells grow too quickly and form one or more tumors.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, more than 54,000 adults in the country receive a diagnosis of oral or oropharyngeal cancer each year.
Symptoms
A person with tonsil cancer may have:
- a sore in the mouth that doesn’t heal
- red or white patches on the affected tonsil
- mouth pain or bleeding
- an earache
- bad breath
- changes in speech
- unexplained weight loss
- fatigue
- a new mass or lump on the neck
Leading up to the announcement, the “Say So” singer told her over 23 Million fans that she forgot that she was taking antibiotics to aid a tonsil infection while at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, where she drank wine and vaped “all day long.”