Symptoms that many may put down as signs of a head cold turned out to be the early stages of throat cancer for one Christchurch woman.
Cosette Calder, 42, went to her doctor when she had an ear ache, a lump in her throat, coughing, the taste of blood in her mouth, discomfort when swallowing and pain when yawning.
She was referred onto the ear, nose and throat specialist and tests confirmed she had early-stage throat cancer. Read the full article at NZ Herald
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