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Will The Raised Lymph Node In Neck Be Due To Throat Cancer?

Hi I have had a raised lymph node in my neck for over 11 mths, first scan revealed it was about 3mm I had seen an ENT yesterday and he never even felt my throat he just said that the node is not sinister but he never re scanned to see if it had grew and the side at the bottom of my throat dont feel right, I came away confused and I am scared I have throat cancer, not lost any weight, can you help please?
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Enlargrd lymph node may be due to some infections . Do you have any symptoms ? Dp you smoke? Or chew tobacco? 3 mm lymph node is not significant . Is there increase in size of lymph node ? Any pain? We can observe the lymph nodes and take 2 weeks of antibiotic.
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Will The Raised Lymph Node In Neck Be Due To Throat Cancer?

Enlargrd lymph node may be due to some infections . Do you have any symptoms ? Dp you smoke? Or chew tobacco? 3 mm lymph node is not significant . Is there increase in size of lymph node ? Any pain? We can observe the lymph nodes and take 2 weeks of antibiotic.