What are the symptoms of non-smoker lung cancer?
Jun 20, 2010 in
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I do alot of heavy coughing and sometimes I have some pressure on my chest, I am an obese 52 year old woman with high-blood pressure so I’m not even sure if what I’m feeling is just part of that or second-hand smoke which I’m around every day plus I have alot of family history in Cancer & my brother died 5 yrs ago from lung cancer plus throughout his entire body.
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3 comments
RealDeal on June 20, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Signs and Symptoms
People often decide to visit the doctor only after they have been bothered by certain complaints over a period of time. Individuals who have lung cancer frequently experience symptoms such as:
* Cough
* Shortness of breath
* Wheezing
* Chest pain
* Hemoptysis (bloody, coughed-up sputum)
* Loss of appetite
* Weight loss
* Pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs)
Other symptoms that are associated with lung cancer include:
* Weakness
* Chills
* Swallowing difficulties
* Speech difficulties or changes (e.g., hoarseness)
* Finger/nail abnormalities (e.g., "clubbing," or overgrowth of the fingertip tissue)
* Skin paleness or bluish discoloration
* Muscle contractions or atrophy (shrinkage)
* Joint pain or swelling
* Facial swelling or paralysis
* Eyelid drooping
* Bone pain/tenderness
* Breast development in men
trishopesisters on June 20, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Obesity wont help. Stop guessing and driving yourself crazy, start with a good pulmonologist and take it from there.
lilpaige on June 20, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Get a chest exray. My mother had a persistant cough for months and was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer.