I'm not a heavy smoker or anything, and honestly, I've only been smoking for about 4 or 5 years. I've cut down a lot, but I still have a cigarette now and then. What I'm really wondering about is, does smoking when you have a throat infection make the chances of getting oral cancer higher?

Dr Mubarak Parveez B

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 2+ Yrs

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