Hi everyone,
I'm a 19 year old girl who doesn't smoke or drink (although I don't have a very healthy diet...) 4 months ago, I started having a hoarseness in my throat, but dismissed it as a possible sinus infection or something of that sort. I went to my student health center and the nurse said she thought it was globus hystericus. Now, 4 months later, my voice is still HOARSE, I've had ear pains quite frequently, and it's getting hard to breathe. I don't notice any lumps, and a doctor at the student health center gave me medicine for GERD and allergies but neither have had any effect. I'm worried I have cancer! Does it seem likely given my age and history (no one in my family has had cancer)? Please share any stories involving esophageal cancer.