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I have chronic productive cough & mild fever for more than 6 months more at night. no hemoptysis or chest pain cxr http://bit.ly/1absnn1 is it cancer?
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Chest x-ray: The arrow on your chest x-ray is pointing to (the rounded density to the right of your trachea) calcification in the arch of your aorta, a normal finding at your age, and definitely not an indication of cancer.
Answered 11/4/2013
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