Is there any possibility that I may have contracted cancer from the use of a repulsive humidifier?
Patient: Hi my name is Mike--I was just diagnosed with tonsil cancer-I have been using  a  humidifier that has been in my bedroom for probably !0 yrs without canging the filter----it is covered with mold etc-Is there any possibility that I may have contracted cancer from the use of the repulsive humidifier? Doctor: No, there is no such data to support tonsillar cancer causation secondary to use of mould infested filter in humidifier.Tonsil cancer association is more with cigarette smoking and alcohol use.