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About 6 weeks ago I've had a cough and snotty nose itchy eyes and a sore throat, after about 6 weeks I went to the doctor coz I think it's hay fever , doctor gave me some tablets I'm worried that my cough could be lung cancer it is phlegmy but I've put that down to postnatal drip coz it feels like it's dripping down there
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It's very common to get few weeks of throat irritation and post nasal discharge after an attack of hay fever. Don't worry about cancer. Signs and symptoms of cancer are entirely different
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