### instruction:
If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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Hi can you please help me my doctor sent me for an xray on Monday as I had coughed up a very small amount of mucusy blood the results came back as imflammation to right lung u was prescribed 500mg amoxcillion tablets for a week and have to go back for another chest xray in 4 weeks Ian only 28 years old and am worried this could be cancer the doctor says it is a small shodow but it is very uncommon and unlikely a women of my age to have this . Thankyou

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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. You are having hemoptysis (blood in sputum). Common causes for hemoptysis are bronchitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, lung cancer etc. At your age of 28 years, lung cancer is extremely unlikely. You are also having shadow on chest x-ray, so possibility of either tuberculosis or pneumonia is more. You are taking amoxicillin. It is antibiotic and given fir pneumonia. So take this Chat Doctor.  If you are improving in your symptoms like hemoptysis is decreasing then no need to worry. But if your hemoptysis is not improving then immediately consult doctor and get done sputum examination for AFB (acid fast bacilli-bacteria causing tuberculosis) and repeat chest x-ray to rule out tuberculosis. CT thorax is also indicated if you are not improving. So at present, take amoxicillin and wait for 10 days. Quit smoking as soon as possible if you are smoker. Don't worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.