lung cancer - Gripping feeling in upper rear area of right lung

	Asked by automatic74 (Male ) on Fri 28, Mar 2008 09:28pm :
	34 male smoker of 16 years(ave 15 per day), long history of cancer in family, mother died aged 34 of lung cancer(eight of her brothers and sisters all died of cancer), father has been through major mouth c op, when i sneez i feel tight gripping feeling in my upper rear area of right lung
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	Answer by Dr Heinrik M, MD (oncologist) on Fri 28, Mar 2008 09:43pm: Hi, There are two issues here. The first is the family history, find out what specific cancers they had and what ages the disease became manifest. Not all cancers have a clear family history. For lung cancer, there are no clear lung cancer families. This is because of the confounding effect of smoking- so the degree to which the disease is attributable to genetic predisposition is inconclusive. If it is lung cancer for one member and then different other cancers for the others - this may be more significant. Keep in mind that you have to keep two counts, for family members on the paternal and the maternal side. The second issue is lung cancer and smoking. It is true that smoking accounts for majority of lung cancers. The symptoms unfortunately are non-specific. If you are having some pains in the lung when you sneeze, there may be some problem in the lung related to smoking damage not necessarily cancer. It may only be a muscle between the rib that spasms when the sneeze is too forceful. The best advise I could give you is to quit smoking. I hope there are smoking cessation clinics accessible to you. The second thing is to get yourself examined by a doctor, to investigate the pain. Thank you for using our service.  If you are satisfied with the answer or if you want a detailed answer for your question, please make a donation and request for further clarifications.  Our oncologists will provide an elaborate answer for your clarification.   Please make a donation by clicking the button below. You may donate using funds from your PayPal account or Credit Card. Please rate my answer (select the stars below, no need to log in.)
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	Follow up: Clarification / Comment by automatic74 on Fri 28, Mar 2008 10:08pm: thanks for your reply. there has been such a long history of the disease i feel i am just waitin for my turn(ps mother was non smoker taken at 34 years) should i go for regular checks? Clarification / Comment by bru61 on Fri 28, Mar 2008 10:20pm: Best of luck to you. It is not too late to stop smoking. Don't assume that you will have the same condition as you relatives!! Warm wishes
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