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Cough with Neck Lump: Cancer Risk from Tobacco Use?

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From a week i have cough. Today i noticed that when i up my right hand a lump on the right side of the neck appear but after i down my hand this lump disappear. Is this cancer or anything else? BTW i consume khaini(smokeless tobacco)

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Answered by Dr. Ganesh Nagarajan

Swelling in the neck indicates your body fights infection. Coughing may cause lumps. However, tobacco heightens cancer risk. Quitting tobacco is advisable. Visit an oncologist for proper assessment and symptom management advice.

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Cough with Neck Lump: Cancer Risk from Tobacco Use?

From a week i have cough. Today i noticed that when i up my right hand a lump on the right side of the neck appear but after i down my hand this lump disappear. Is this cancer or anything else? BTW i consume khaini(smokeless tobacco)

Swelling in the­ neck indicates your body fights infection. Coughing may cause­ lumps. However, tobacco heighte­ns cancer risk. Quitting tobacco is advisable. Visit an oncologist for proper asse­ssment and symptom management advice­.

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I'm a 52 year old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and my doctor mentioned my estrogen levels are low. How does having low estrogen impact my breast cancer treatment and prognosis?

Hello, I have Pancreatic Cancer and it has started spreading to the liver. Which treatment will be able to increase my survival rate?

In November I was diagnosed with two lumps in my breast and under my armpit in the lymph nodes, grade 2 cancer. Shared this news only with my elder sister. I am terrified. I am only 29 yrs. Please suggest a reputed doctor in Guwahati and give me an approximate idea of the cost of treatment.

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मुंह का कैंसर है । बहुत परेशान है, पैसे की कमी से इलाज करवा पाना बहुत मुस्किल हैं। सर जी कोई उपाय बताइए।।

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Swelling in the neck indicates your body fights infection. Coughing may cause lumps. However, tobacco heightens cancer risk. Quitting tobacco is advisable. Visit an oncologist for proper assessment and symptom management advice.