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How long does it take for chronic tonsils to become cancerous?


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Chronic tonsillitis can be caused by chronic inflammation, such as smoking, alcoholism, long-term exposure to harmful gases, tonsillitis, acute attacks, deep throat and neck infections, tonsillitis and peritonsillitis, and infections of adjacent organs. However, if the infection focus exists for a long time, and chronic stimulation continues to affect, especially smoking and drinking, it may stimulate tonsillar cancer. As for how long chronic tonsillitis will become cancerous, it varies from person to person. If the inflammation, chronic inflammation stimulates the process of inducing cell mutation and producing tumors, the time varies from a few years to ten years. If it can be blocked in the intermediate link, this process will not continue. Therefore, for chronic tonsillitis, active treatment is required.