Tonsil Cancer: Expert Explains Symptoms, Causes, Evaluation, & Treatment

How Cancer Spreads to the Lungs and What It Means for the Patient

One thing I didn’t realize until after my diagnosis is how closely cancer symptoms can mirror perimenopause or menopause. Mine was no exception. The dizziness, anxiety, and overwhelming sense of doom all felt like hormonal shifts. The drenching night sweats checked another box. Even the rapid weight loss didn’t immediately raise alarms, weight changes are often talked about during this stage of life, and I trusted that explanation. My tonsil changed slowly. I didn’t have the awareness to know wh