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Could Chest X-ray White Patches Be Nicotine Deposits Or Lung Cancer?
ive been smoking since the age of 12. I am currently 28, however, I didnt start smoking heavily until I was around 18-19. I recently quit and it has been almost 3 weeks. What are my chances of getting lung cancer. I am worried because I saw a chest x-ray and I saw white patches, but the nurse said they were nicotine deposits. Im confused. Can one be mistaken for another?
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
no, not nicotine deposits.
Nicotine will absorb into you from a piece of plastic put outside of you; it can't sit in a deposit on the inside.
Cancer is not common at age 28; misread x-rays more common. AND>>>>> pneumonia, scar tissue, lymph nodes, small areas of collapse, accumulation of tar and soot are some of the many other possibilities Starting with interpretation by the radiologist, evaluation by people trained to do it would be a start.
Nicotine will absorb into you from a piece of plastic put outside of you; it can't sit in a deposit on the inside.
Cancer is not common at age 28; misread x-rays more common. AND>>>>> pneumonia, scar tissue, lymph nodes, small areas of collapse, accumulation of tar and soot are some of the many other possibilities Starting with interpretation by the radiologist, evaluation by people trained to do it would be a start.
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