Hi. This is probably totally irrational but I feel like my dad is going to be told he's got lung cancer. He was a heavy smoker for over 50 years although he gave up a couple of years ago after a heart attack. He's been unwell for a few days, seems like a virus but he sounded a bit breathless and looks really old he's in his 60s. He also seemed confused at times although that could be due to his loss of appetite. He's always got a cough but he's been putting that down to medication and just general winter cough. He's having a chest x Ray soon but I've just got a horrible feeling they're going to say he's got cancer.
So my question is can Lung cancer symptoms ever appear all of a sudden in the form of a virus? I know I'm thinking ahead of myself and I'm sure it's just a bad virus but I just have this nagging feeling something is not right. Can anyone help or offer advice? Thank you
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ToBedToBed · 15/02/2016 18:44
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