What are the chances of throat and mouth cancer in a 19 and a half year old boy.....?

Question

i quit smoking 2 months ago.....i thought i had mouth or throat cancer,but the i checked with 2 docs,one physician and one ent specialist....both said its very unlikely at my age and that i had chronic pharyngitis.....one of em even said that the chances of throat and mouth cancer at my age is one in 10000 people,still i got 2 scared and i have decided to quit smoking....full stop,just needed to confirm.please answer my question

Answer 1

you may have it but on average it will take around 30 years to develope so may not see it for a while . Best to stop smoking anyways

Answer 2

Unless you've been smoking since birth it's not too likely.  Also, if you're 19 you should probably stop calling yourself a boy and measuring your age in half years.