Saturday, March 28, 2009

What are some signs of lung cancer


What are some signs of lung cancer?
my friend doesnt smoke but she has a horrible cough and we want to know how to resolve this or see if it truly is cancer(her docter charges 40 bucks a visit and we dont want to waste money if it is not cancerous) thanks if you answer! wish us loads of luck p.s she pees herself from coughing so hard.
Cancer - 5 Answers
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1 :
She is probably going to need antibiotics to resolve a bacterial infection. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection, but not the only one. If she has a fever over 101 degrees, she should see the doctor. This is not how lung cancer presents.
2 :
yes coughing is the #1 symptom of lung cancer also having trouble breathing is one too sometimes your friend should go to doc very soon because yes its 40 bucks but its better safe than sorry hope she feels better soon p.s it can also be either bronchitis or pnemonia.
3 :
She needs her lungs checked. She might have bronkitis. Or she might have allergies.
4 :
The most common ones are severe coughing, sharp pains in the chest, shortage of breath, and weak feeling lungs.
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Lung cancers are classified according to histological type: non-small cell and small-cell lung carcinoma.Symptoms that suggest lung cancer include: dyspnea (shortness of breath) hemoptysis (coughing up blood) chronic coughing or change in regular coughing pattern wheezing chest pain or pain in the abdomen cachexia (weight loss), fatigue, and loss of appetite dysphonia (hoarse voice) clubbing of the fingernails (uncommon) dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). Many of the symptoms of lung cancer (bone pain, fever, and weight loss) are nonspecific; in the elderly, these may be attributed to comorbid illness.



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