I am a 19 year old female who has recently been experiencing some strange symptoms that have me worried about throat cancer. First of all, I do drink on occasion and I have been an on-and-off smoker for less than a year (and I recently stopped as soon as these symptoms presented themselves). About 2 weeks ago, my tongue developed a few canker sores which disappeared after about a week. However, my jaw became quite sore for about 2 days, but again the pain subsided and has not returned. During this time, it was not necessarily difficult to swallow, it just felt strange. Again, that also subsided. now the muscles in the back of my neck feel strained, however that might be from sleeping differntly. Although these symptoms are not very consistent and I have found no lumps in my neck or anywhere else and I am not a very likely candidate for this type of cancer, I am still concerned. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.