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Persistent cough for 4 wks. lump moving in chest, painful swallowing, shoulder pain, & rib cage pain. told doc today. doc not concerned cause x-ray last month was clear. what if this cough goes another month? scared lung cancer. smoked for a year.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Chest doctor: A cough lasting longer than 2 weeks needs to be evaluated. The risk of lung cancer or TB is low is the chest x-ray was clear a month ago. However, it you are not satisfied with your doctor, you should consider consulting a Pulmonologist/chest doctor. Wish you good health!

Answered 12/24/2019

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A member asked:

Persistent cough for 4 wks. lump moving in chest, painful swallowing, shoulder pain, & rib cage pain. told doc today. doc not concerned cause x-ray last month was clear. what if this cough goes another month? scared lung cancer. smoked for a year.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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