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im very scard. i smokED, i recently stoped 2 weeks ago because of my shortness of breath. (weed and cigs) i noticed if i went up about 6 stairs, i was complety out of breath. i used to play soccer, but i cant anymore cause i cant breath. today i was skiing and i took 2 aleve in the morning, for my knees. at 4 i came in and they were killing me, so i took another aleve. now its 6:30 and its kind of hard for me to breath, and i have a killer head ach but i cant take anything for it. also im drinking cold water. but i saw a commerical on mtv, that was talking about lung cancer. im 14 and my parents DONT know i smokeD. i was wondering what are signs of lung cancer? im scard i might have it.
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I'm not a doctor either, but I agree with Mackenzie. Smoking is bad, however cancer usually only shows up in people who have smoked for a relatively long time. The problems you're experiencing are quite likely to do with withdrawal from nicotine in the cigarettes. You should see a doctor, because they will be able to help you deal with the symptoms, and might also be able to figure out what is wrong with your breathing. As long as the doctor doesn't believe that you are at risk of "harming yourself" further, they don't have the right to say anything to your parents about it.
Smoking weed is very bad. I know about the side-effects and potency of modern weed, because my father is a Psych. Nurse. Most of the patients he deals with have been on weed at some stage. Prolonged smoking of weed would rewire your brain, and intensify any possible mental illness that you might be susceptible to, so please don't do it.
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i had my cousin google thi up....because i have a friend whom i completely love....and he smokes so i wanted him to be aware of these symptoms....and you should too
There are a variety of symptoms of lung cancer, including difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, chest pain, loss of appetite, weight loss and general fatigue. Some lung cancers do not cause any noticeable symptoms until they are quite advanced and have spread to other parts of the body.
and just for you to know
There are four main types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Tobacco smoking is strongly linked to the first three but only weakly linked to adenocarcinoma. However, this type of lung cancer has been linked to the use of low-tar cigarettes
P.S don't thank me for this...i just don't want anybody to get hurt...my friend..he is 13 and he just won't listen to me...he won't stop smoking but even if i don't kno you i'm happy you stopped
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i dont think you have lung cancer...but you should probably go to a doctor... because you deffinatly shouldnt be out of breath that quickly (and i dont think that your knees are related to smoking). Tell you parents all of your symptoms, so that they can take you to a doctor (but dont tell them that you smoked) and just say you dont know why...let the doctor assess you and see what happens.
Also...it might be asthma.
I hope that i helped!
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I am not a doctor, but I sincerely doubt you have lung cancer. People develop lung cancer after years and years and years of smoking. Around 30, or more.
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