Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Instruction: 3 months sore throat. Urgent care seemed very concerned about oral cancer.https://imgur.com/a/m7onRtJThroat pictures.21 Male. 61 165 lbs. athlete and healthy most of life. Dont smoke and drink on any regular basis. Vaccinated for HPV.Ive had a sore throat for 3 months that began right after a fever but has stuck around. Symptoms include some difficulty swallowing time to time, lots of mucus every morning, and very occasionally pressure near ears, but I wear earplugs every night to sleep right next to train tracks.I visited 1 month into sore throat and was given antibiotics, didnt change anything after full course.Saw them again recently. Negative for all STDs, strep, mono, no growth on culture. Blood work normal as of 1 month ago.This time at urgent care the nurse seemed very concerned it could be oral cancer and urgently referred me to an ENT. Im waiting on that visit on the 28th of April and Im freaking out in the mean time.Thoughts? Thank you for your time.. ### Response: Theres nothing in the images youve posted that appears cancerous.Follow-up with a primary care physician, or at least a midlevel PA/NP who have examined more than a few throats and knows what a normal pharynx looks like.Id probably try to treat your chronic sinusitis with daily flonase in each nostril and a daily allergy pill like zyrtec. Do that for at least a month. Considering you obviously have post-nasal drip, your chronic sinus congestion likely explains the daily morning mucus, sore throat, and ear pressure. And yes, this can cause symptoms that last for weeksespecially if you havent been treating the actual cause.The only person who throws out a diagnosis of cancer in a 21 year old for a sore throat that lasts for three weeks is someone who doesnt know what theyre doing..