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What Causes Coughing Up Of Blood?

I'm 18 and have been smoking for about 1.5 years. I've never approached anywhere near a pack a day, for I usually only smoke while drinking. In the past few months, however, I've been averaging maybe 20 cigarettes per week. This morning, after two days of binge drinking and heavy smoking, as well as just having got over a chest cold, I coughed up roughly four "spits?" of blood.

Cancerous? Due to extreme short term exposure and the circumstances?

I've decided to quit--seeing that blood scared the hell out of me.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Respected user , Hi
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly .

* There are various reasons for the blood coughing as
- severe bronchitis - pneumonia - pleural effusion - tuberculosis -
lung tumors - severe adenoiditis - others

* Proper diagnosis can be availed only after clinical examination , laboratory
tests including complete blood counts with ESR , sputum examination ,
x-ray chest , diagnostic bronchoscopy or CT thorax according to the
clinician concern .

Hope this will help you.
Welcome for further queries .

Regards .
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What Causes Coughing Up Of Blood?

Respected user , Hi Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query thoroughly . * There are various reasons for the blood coughing as - severe bronchitis - pneumonia - pleural effusion - tuberculosis - lung tumors - severe adenoiditis - others * Proper diagnosis can be availed only after clinical examination , laboratory tests including complete blood counts with ESR , sputum examination , x-ray chest , diagnostic bronchoscopy or CT thorax according to the clinician concern . Hope this will help you. Welcome for further queries . Regards .