OMG i feel like i have lung cancer please help?
IM 16 and don't smoke but iv been around my whole family smoking lately iv developed back and chest pain while taking a deep breath also i have a pain right below my throat i keep feeling like i need to cough like i have mucus running down my throat...Im really freaked i have lung cancer
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You probably have asthma or sinus problems, just see your doctor and don't sweat it.
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it's normal for teenagers to get chest pain. the feeling in your throat could be from stress. or maybe you are getting sick with a cold or something. if you're really worried go to a doctor
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It is possible that you have developed some sort of allergy/asthma related to the smoke. Don't panick, but go to the doctor so they can check ya out.
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1. you don't have lung cancer - it just doesn't work that way 2. talk to your family about ways you can avoid their smoke. 3. relax - everything will be fine.
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If you think this is really serious, don't ask about it here, go see your doctor.
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My god, you have a freaking bronchial infection- calm the hell down, see a doctor, then see a shrink.
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Lung cancer develops in time (usually around 40/50ish).if you're really having problem breathing look for a doctor. U'll probably go for a chest x-ray.
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It sounds like it could be bronchitis. Go to a doctor and get taken care of. It's miserable to be around smokers isn't it? All five of the kids in my family, including me, used to smoke. I was the youngest and first to quit. Then everyone else but one brother quit. He died with cancer.
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The frequent early symptoms of lung cancer are: - Constant pain in the chest or elsewhere, (possibly from the cancer spreading to a bone). Excessive fatigue. Deteriorating breathlessness. Chronic cough. Weight loss &loss of appetite Hoarseness Wheezing Pyrexia of unknown origin Chest pain Dyspnea The above symptoms also being the symptoms of many other lung problems, to determine the cause, it is always worthwhile to see a physician. Once you entered the doctor’s cabin, he will put forth frequent questions about your medical history, along with questions about your accidental or incidental exposure to hazardous chemicals. Physical Examination for an Early Symptom of Lung Cancer After inception of the early symptom of the lung cancer, your physician will subject you for physical examination. You may be asked to give a sample of sputum for the occurrence of cancer cells, if you are suffering from unrelenting cough with sputum (mucus). Other than this, for easy location of the abnormal spots in your lung, your doctor will order a specialized X-ray including CT scan or simple chest X-ray. In order to examine your lungs along with airways, your health care professional may use bronchoscope, and will take sample, or biopsy, of the tumor by means of the bronchoscope itself. Through either nostrils or mouth, the bronchoscope will be inserted into one’s lung. After finding the early symptom of the lung cancer, this is one of the several ways in which the doctor collects the biopsy sample. In order to recognize lung cancers of smaller size, most of the physicians are most likely use a modern CT scan in smokers, which can be treated and cured easily than the large sized lung cancer. To spot small sized cancers, the method called helical-low dose CT scan has been used extensively. If the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, various other symptoms may occur. That is, if there is metastasis. With the following possible symptoms for each area, Lung cancer can spread to the liver, the brain, or the bones: Brain: headaches, seizures, nausea, vomiting, weakness Liver: stomach pain (especially the right side), jaundice Bones: bone pain An MRI, a bone scans and CT scan are the common tests to find out the metastasis stage of your lung cancer after observing the early symptom of lung cancer.
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