Most people will experience swollen tonsils at some point in their lives. But how do you know if yours are due to a common cold, strep throat or tonsil cancer? And, can you still get tonsil cancer even if you’ve had your tonsils removed?
Here are answers to these and 10 other questions I hear as director of MD Anderson’s Oral Cancer Prevention Clinic.
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By Bayan Raji, Staff Writer
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This morning, Banner Health and M D Anderson Cancer Center announced the creation of the MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center. The initiative...