Please help EJ: leave a comment about your throat cancer signs and symptoms to help others going to the doctor in the earliest stage possible of a throat cancer.

EJ asked in Ask your question | Share your throat cancer story, whether:

• a swollen bump on ones neck would itch if it has anything to do with throat cancer ?

Main thing is to go and see your doctor. Commonly bumps or swellings in the neck are enlarged lymph nodes, caused by:

• bacterial infections,
• viral infections,
• cancer
• other rare causes.

Since you are concerned: ask for an X-ray or CT scan asap or in the very near future when the bumps keep itching or present and your doctor has no clue why nor how to solve it.

Have a second look at our throat cancer signs and symptoms page as well.