Sunday, November 16, 2008

How can you tell that you have Lung Cancer? What are the odds of having it at age 16

How can you tell that you have Lung Cancer? What are the odds of having it at age 16?
I have this pain on my right side, I don't know if it might me one of my ulcers, i mean, its like right below my chest muscle...( I Suffer from Crohns Disease) I don't smoke
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at that age the chances are very slim, with lung cancer u have a shortness of breath, coughing, and sometimes a build up of fluid, look it up on the internet they will explain it better
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Coughing up blood, wheezing, shortness of breath. If the cancer has invaded nerves, for example, it may cause shoulder pain that travels down the outside of the arm (called Pancoast's syndrome) or paralysis of the vocal cords leading to hoarseness. Invasion of the esophagus may lead to difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). If a large airway is obstructed, collapse of a portion of the lung may occur and cause infections (abscesses, pneumonia) in the obstructed area. But many people have no signs or symptoms of lung cancer and it goes undetected. But I doubt at 16 you have it.

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