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My mother is 53 years old. Recently she started sensing some irritation in her throat and yesterday she was going through endoscopy test and impression was ulcer in throat with elevated margin of 23. Dr. advice for biopsy test. Is that simple ulcer or any cancer cause?
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Biopsy test is done to rule out if the lump is cancerous or not. Only after the result of biopsy one can say anything.
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Only a biopsy can say if it is cancer it not.
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Wait for biopsy
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