how long does it take for lung cancer to show symptoms before is detected?
Jun 21, 2010 in
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i want to know about small cell lung cancer i’ve read that usualy cancer is dormant for years before it start to grow.
my question is how long usualy takes for the cancer while is growing to show symptoms does it happen realy fast or does it take less than a year les than six month less than three months or does it just take weeks. thanks
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3 comments
wayne on June 21, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Even if cancer looks dormant ,its really not.Cancer gos though many mutation changes before its at a stage to spread.Sometimes it depends on what you eat.Certain chemicals from spices and herbs slow down the progress of the cancer mutation.When cancer reachs its final malingant stage it could spread within weeks.The parts that spread are also milingant too.Even if you destroy the primary cancer area during malingnacy there is a 65% that it has already spread to a secondary or third area of the body.
notalonewithcancer on June 21, 2010 at 2:49 pm
That really all depends on when a person decided to get checked. Many times the only symptoms are fatigue or shoulder pain, or shortness of breath.. or all of the above three. Most of these symptoms are put down to over work, stress and perhaps an injury so are left untreated. In my case, I thought it was overwork and was just real tired, I developed what I thought was a bronchial attack so went for a routine xray.. the xray looked suspicious, a CT scan was set up.. within a month of tests I was diagnosed with stage iv inoperable, terminal cancer. I know one lady who fell down, hurt her shoulder so went to have it xrayed, her stage four cancer was found. She had no other symptoms… so it really depends on the person. All I can really say is you have to know your body and when something doesn’t feel right…. go and have a check up. Its just too difficult to put a time frame of when symptoms will appear.
Debbie S on June 21, 2010 at 2:49 pm
When lung cancer starts exhibiting symptoms, it is in an advanced stage (III or IV). Early stage (I and II) are often found by accident during an X-ray performed for other reasons, as early stage does not exhibit any symptoms.
The length of time for grow depends on the cancer type. Squamous cell is a slow growing cancer, whereas small cell is a fast growing.