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If you cough up blood does it mean that you have throat cancer?
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No: The most common cause for coughing up blood is a sore throat. The other common reasons are pneumonia, a pulmonary embolus (blood clot), lung cancer, throat cancer, tuberculosis.
Answered 10/14/2012
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Possibilities...: The most common etiology of hemoptysis, coughing blood, is bronchitis. But, malignancy, including in the throat, lung, etc., is another possibility. So, hemoptysis always requires a work-up to rule out malignancy. See your doctor if you are experiencing hemoptysis.
Answered 7/26/2012
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