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Can someone have symptoms of lung cancer that turn out to be another disease?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes the symptoms for lung cancer such as coughing wheezing and tightness in the chest can also mean Asthma. Someone who suffers from cystic fybrosis can appear to have lung cancer, pnumonia can also mimic symptoms that are similar to lung cancer.
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