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Lung cancer or lymphoma? i'm 22 nonsmoker,play soccer ,lift weights. recently i have developed a shortness of breath & pain after a bout w/ typhoid.

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Probably neither: I would be extremely surprised if this was lung cancer and moderately surprised if it was Hodgkin's. It's a little early for you to be assigning yourself something deadly. My first concern in your case is a viral myocarditis. Get seen.

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Answered 6/25/2017

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