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Oncologists: does medical research identify a history of spontaneous pneumothorax as a risk factor for developing lung cancer later in one's life?
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My chest X-ray showed something wrong but the CT Scan was clear. What could it be? They thought it might be a collapsed lung or cancer. I have to wait a week to see the doctor. I am scared.
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