Pawel Chmura, 32, was diagnosed after he pushed for answers

A 32-year-old man has highlighted the vital importance of trusting your gut instinct after a nagging feeling about repeated bouts of tonsillitis uncovered a more serious diagnosis. Pawel Chmura, who works as a front-of-house co-ordinator for a marketing agency in London, began investigating his tonsillitis towards the end of 2023.

"It all started from something entirely different. The year before I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I was having issues with my tonsils," Pawel said.

"Every time I came back from holiday I was suffering from tonsillitis, and there are only so many times you can take antibiotics before you start asking questions."

"When I had a call to discuss the results, the specialist said, 'your tonsils are fine

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