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Black cough

2018-02-12 21:15:30
I am regularly smoking sfrom last three years and one pack a day since one year now I m very worried about my health sometimes I feel something wrong going in my heart and lungs and from two days I m having black(light black) cough and I m too de presse now what to do ?Do I have a cancer?Sometimes I also feel something noisy voice from my lungs side. What should I do I'm not able to concentrate in anything .Please suggest me something like tests and treatments so that I can be assured.Please help anyone.
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Meet a chest physician (pulmonologist), get a preliminary work up like x ray chest atleast
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Stop smoking, n stop worrying

Answered2018-02-23 13:37:20

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Cough is important sign of cancer.. smoking is definitely bad...but cough can be seen withoit cancer also.. so.. consult with a chest x ray and further history of whether blood in sputum was there or not/ family history.. etc...??

Answered2018-02-13 18:46:14

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