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If you have been coughing for three weeks or more you need to see a doctor straight away.
Other symptoms of lung cancer include repeated chest infections, coughing up blood and breathlessness. Your doctor will ask a few questions and might suggest an x-ray.
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www.nhs.uk/lungcancer/
So if you've had a cough for more than three weeks you should see your doctor. Of course, in the vast majority of cases it won't be serious. But if there is ...
lungcancer.about.com/od/symptoms/a/Persistent-Cough.htm
22 Mar 2013 ... What does it mean if you have a cough that just won't go away? ... cough is defined as a cough that persists for a period of 8 weeks or longer. ... The 3 most common causes of a persistent cough include: ... Has the cough been worsening ? ... Do you have a family history of bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, ...
binscombe.net/blog/?p=354
10 May 2012 ... hide under the pillow and hope it will all go away. ... They have chosen 3 weeks in part because of something called 'slippage' – the ... If you say 'drink no more than 14 units of alcohol', people are likely to assume that 21 ... nearly twice as likely to see their GP if they had a cough for more than three weeks, ...
kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/childs_cough.html
Understanding what different types of cough could mean will help you know how to ... Younger children have smaller airways that, if swollen, can make it hard to breathe. ... At the end of the coughing, they'll take a deep breath in that makes a ... is an infant (3 months old or younger) who has been coughing for more than a ...
vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/14/16508599-cough-last...
14 Jan 2013 ... If you're a victim of this year's terrible flu, or any of the other nasty bugs ... release · Recommended: New SARS cousin finally has a name : MERS ... a typical cough is nearly 18 days, and could be more than three weeks, a study finds. ... “A lot of times patients will come to me and they've been coughing for ...