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Cough not goin go away spat up blood once wheezing popping in throat when swallowing and crackles, never smoked. goin on for a while. lung cancer?
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Consider GERD: Chronic cough can be caused by chronic lung infection, cancer, asthma, gerd and cardiac condition.
Answered 8/3/2013
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Unlikely - go c doc: It's very unlikely (although not impossible) for a 20yo to have lung cancer. However, it's important that anyone with a persistent bloody cough & wheezing get evaluated for a possible pneumonia or some other such infection.
Answered 8/3/2013
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