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Coughing up brown stuff every day for over 7 months now. i was a heavy smoker for around 10 years, recent chest pain. chest x-ray clear. lung cancer?
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You tell Us: Will any answer we give you motivate you to stop smoking? This symptom is not likely to be cancer, but it could lead to cancer eventually if you continue to smoke.
Answered 6/5/2014
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