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Symptoms of Lung Cancer

Several malignancies respond to hormonal therapy

Lung Cancer is a disease whereby it is symptomless early and the symptoms appear in the later stages of the disease. Therefore by the time a prognosis is made the cancer is already at an advanced stage and the cancer cells have spread throughout the tissues of the body, making it harder for the treatment to be effective.

Some common symptoms are:

shortness of breath
coughing up blood*
chronic cough or change in regular coughing pattern
wheezing
chest pain or pain in the abdomen
weight loss, fatigue and loss of appetite
hoarse voice
clubbing of the fingernails (uncommon)
difficulty swallowing

* Many lung cancers have a rich blood supply. The surface of the cancer may be fragile, leading to bleeding from the cancer into the airway. This blood may subsequently be coughed up.

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