There is a very good chance all will be ok. I had tonsil cancer and was scared at first but as long as it hasn’t spread you are only in for an uncomfortable 3 -6 months. I did surgery and then radiation for seven weeks that I hear can be reduced to 3 weeks now. During radiation try and get a product called Mugard to protect throat from ulcers. My thought was to do surgery to get it out as fast as possible. His area may make it difficult to do surgery.