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• Article: Colorectal Cancer & Colon Polyps

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• Article: Esophageal Cancer: Symptoms, Survival Rates Treatment

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• Article: Types of Throat Cancer Surgeries

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• Article: Tonsil Cancer: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

  Cancer of the tonsils, which occurs in the oropharynx (the area just behind the back of the mouth) is an uncommon type of cancer, comprising only 1 percent of all cancer diagnoses every year. However, while uncommon, mortality rates for tonsil cancer are high. Of the roughly 8,000 cases of tonsil…