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Have throat clearing for a year now, scared its lung cancer, smoked from 15 to 23, quit and now 52, what are my odds?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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See doctor: Find out by making an appointment with your doctor. Good luck.

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Answered 5/1/2018

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Get checked: You may just have some post nasal drip or oro pharyngeal nuisance. But oral and laryngeal irritation from smoking can have stirred up, a problem. Ent can noninvasively evaluate that area. And a chest x-ray would likely be done and reassure you.

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Have throat clearing for a year now, scared its lung cancer, smoked from 15 to 23, quit and now 52, what are my odds?

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