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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?
hello sir i gave up smoking 3 days ago but nowadays i am going through the problem of short breathing.Actually i started smoking in sep 2009.so plz advise me what to do???is there any chance of lung cancer???Sir my age is 21 and i m 65 kgs and my medical history is good so far but i donated blood in october ,2010.
Fri, 17 Feb 2017
Hi There
Its good to hear that you have stopped smoking but as you have already been smoking for the last couple of years so its gonna take some time for your lungs to recover from watever damage they have sustained from smoking.
No you are not going to get lung cancer at this age from smoking but you can probably get a heart attack in young age if you continue smoking. I would like to suggest you to get an ECG and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done.
DO NOT start SMOKING again.
Good Luck
Its good to hear that you have stopped smoking but as you have already been smoking for the last couple of years so its gonna take some time for your lungs to recover from watever damage they have sustained from smoking.
No you are not going to get lung cancer at this age from smoking but you can probably get a heart attack in young age if you continue smoking. I would like to suggest you to get an ECG and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY done.
DO NOT start SMOKING again.
Good Luck
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