16 and scared I have throat cancer.. HELP!!

Basically I developed a really bad sore throat 4 days ago out of nowhere straight after eating.. I didn't eat anything that would be known to irritate throats and I have no other symptoms so I doubt it is an infection. Its like a burning pain and really hurts, and when I talk it feels worse.. I thought it would get better but it feels a LOT worse today and scared it will keep getting worse. I drink tea and water and it doesnt really help.. I'm so scared I have throat cancer because I really dont know what else it could be, I'm not allergic to anything either.. also although not excessively I have smoked, drank and smoked marijuana in the past 😢 .. and my throat has been under a lot of strain recently as I have had 2 throat infections and various sore throats in only the past couple of months.. I also suffer from anxiety symptoms which made my neck really tense, which is affecting my throat even more.. I can still swallow but it does feel weird to.. My worst fear is that no one is going to listen to me and that it will get a lot worse and by then it will be too late.. I like to find things early so there is a higher chance of cure.. I feel like my life is being destroyed because I want to be a singer, and if I keep on having throat problems/ bad illnesses or even die .. well its never going to happen.

No I do not have swollen lymph nodes or red spots but then again it has only been 4 days.. I've read that the early symptoms of it are most likely a persistent sore throat, difficulty swallowing and hoarseness in your voice

I'm going to go to a walk in clinic tomorrow. And I did see a doctor the day after I got it but that was for something else although I did mention it.. he said not to worry about it and that he does not think it is an infection sometimes these things happen.. but its got worse since then. I just think its strange that I was completely fine before I ate and then after it became irritated.. but even if it was irritated by something I ate it should have gone by now..but thank you very much for the advice and I hope it isn't..

I'm doing everything.. I don't eat any fast food, only drink water and tea, eat a healthy balanced diet, of a healthy weight, take multivitamins everyday and I'm already doing counselling for my anxiety.. the only real thing I could probably improve is to do more exercise and do more activities that take my mind off things .. I plan to but its hard as I often don't have time and people are often busy, I usually enjoy myself better when I'm with people.. Also,I've pretty much had every anxiety symptom going by now and if the sore throat was caused entirely by that I would know... anxiety could possibly be worsening it though, but thanks for all the advice and I'm going to try lavender tea 🙂

I HIGHLY doubt I have HPV, lol...and sigh .. yeah I'm trying not to now

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Posted by ParisC
I HIGHLY doubt I have HPV, lol...and sigh .. yeah I'm trying not to now

Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out.
Just go see MD, maybe it's tonsillitis. Hard to diagnose over the Web, you know.

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You didn't scare me at all, lol.. I've had the HPV jab plus I'm not sexually active.. and its not tonsillitis I've had my tonsils removed 😢

For sure is not Cancer ! I study medicine and I know what I talk here . Do not worry ! Cancer don't give this symtoms . If you say you wa sinfected several times ago , it is most possible your infection becomed resistent to antibiotics , probably it is a S.Aureus. (stafiloccocus) .
Another issue could be with your thiroid gland ( it can be too big, greu up) .
Or the vical cords .
There is a special check to do it, just go to the Dr. and things will be ok.
Also can be a faringitis. Cancer do not give symtoms in 4 days, in special in the last 4 days. And Cancer do not painful, only in the last stage , but you are young to have this diagnostic, do not worry.
Take care and good health to you !

If you have your tonsisls removed, you are the same as me , I also don;t have them. It is for sure a faringitis (accute faringitis) or if yyou have other problems as accid reflux, it can be chronic, even sometimes is not painful, but the troath is irritated easy. Now I have the same problem, got a faringitis, is very painful, the same as it was when I had tonsils, the same place is painful, so probably you got this issue too.

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For sure is not Cancer ! I study medicine and I know what I talk here . Do not worry ! Cancer don't give this symtoms . If you say you wa sinfected several times ago , it is most possible your infection becomed resistent to antibiotics , probably it is a S.Aureus. (stafiloccocus) .
Another issue could be with your thiroid gland ( it can be too big, greu up) .
Or the vical cords .
There is a special check to do it, just go to the Dr. and things will be ok.
Also can be a faringitis. Cancer do not give symtoms in 4 days, in special in the last 4 days. And Cancer do not painful, only in the last stage , but you are young to have this diagnostic, do not worry.
Take care and good health to you !

Bitch, stfu.

OP- Simmer down. I think you're more in need of Valium if anything. :p

As someone else said, go see an ENT. You'd be amazed with how simple an issue like this could be. Jumping to cancer is a bit ridiculous.

It is an infection caused by a bacteria, not by a virus . This is why no flu symptoms or others. Probably you didn't treat it well when you had it other time and now is come back. Do not use anything mentol over it ! I used this and it give allergy and more iritation. You may be allergic also at some herbs, antibiotics, etc. 4 days in painsful , is not to worry . If ther epass 2-3 weeks and is not gone after treatment with antibiotics, then can worry for other things, but not now.

If there are not white spots on the tonsils or the back of the throat, then it may be a stafilococcus aureus or other bacteria . A streptococcus create white spots . Also Cancida infection create white spots and white tongue.

Candida

Oh my I do not have an infection trust me.. I've even had blood tests which told me the bacteria/virus was gone when I did have an infection...It has gotten a lot better now though, and I've come to conclude that I think it actually is mainly down to anxiety as I noticed when I'm not thinking about it , it goes away, and when I start thinking about it, it comes back.. its just something I need to work on controlling right now, but thank you everyone for all the help 🙂