Is this cancer?

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i had a skin tag looking thing on the back of my mouth a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like this now... is it cancer?image

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    If you still have your tonsils, it looks very much like a small abcess of the tonsils, sometimes becoming a Quinsy - which is a complication of tonsilitis. However, you need to get it looked at by a doctor as even if it's just an abcess it will need antibiotics.

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      i still have my tonsils, but the spot i am worried about is in the mouth bot that close to them. the photo should be rotated 90 degrees to the right. i am referring to the round spot in the room between the teeth and the tonsils.

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