A foreign body in the throat is not necessarily cancer. It is recommended to consult the ENT department for routine examination of the oropharynx as well as the pharynx. There may be the following diseases that can cause foreign body in the throat: 1. Chronic pharyngitis. This kind of clinical most common, can be accompanied by dry throat, burning sensation in the throat, foreign body feeling is not obvious when eating, but more obvious when swallowing saliva. For this case, the application of Chinese preparations for pharyngitis is effective. 2, the throat grows something, mostly benign tumors. The common ones are tonsillar papilloma, uvula tumor, epiglottic cyst and other types of diseases. 3, some malignant tumors in the throat, and a foreign body feeling in the throat. The common ones are tonsillar lymphoma, hypopharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer of supraglottis type and so on. Individual patients with esophageal problems may also have foreign body sensation in the throat.