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What if i smoked for 18 years and quit now, what are my risks of getting lung cancer?
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Lab test: For symptom differences this is the best I have seen to help differentiate: http://www.Newmilfordschools.Org/gibbs/nurse/cold_flu_swine_flu.Pdf.
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