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aishajclark

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Lung Cancer Posted: 08-11-04 18:53pm


Can you get lung cancer from having phenumonia ?

Johng139

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Posted: 11-06-04 15:14pm


From everything I read, this will not happen, as they have very different causes. Pneumonia can happen as a secondary condition to lung cancer, particularly if the tumor blocks off a bronchiole, and part of the lung does not get fresh air anymore. Also, someone with copd as a result of smoking is much more at risk for pneumonia, and smoking can of course also cause lung cancer. John

shadowrose43

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Posted: 11-11-04 21:41pm


No pneumonia is an infection, either viral or bacterial. Cancer is abnormal cell growth- not infection. Hope that helps and reassures you

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