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An elderly former or current smoker with lung infiltrates (as seen on x-ray) along with a cough and purulent sputum (with or without fever) should be assumed to have lung cancer until proved otherwise. Other potential lung cancer symptoms besides chronic cough would be weakness, fatigue and pneumonia-like symptoms. In the elderly, lung cancer usually manifests at a less advanced stage, and treatment, therefore, is usually more successful. http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec10/ch81/ch81a.jsp Get a chest x-ray done if you suspect lung cancer. good luck
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Signs you can see obviously are wheezing/shortness of breath and clubbed fingers.
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Often, sadly enough, there are no early symptoms til lung cancer is in its later stages. I had a pain under my ribs, thought it was a bronchial attack.. had xrays, suspicious masses found.. ended up with multiple scans, biopsy and diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer.. never saw that coming!! So its important to get unknown pain checked out, listen to your body. Even at stage iv, I still don't have the symptoms listed yet was given only a few months to live at my diagnosis.. weird.. but it happens.. be careful and be safe. Clubbed nails and wheezing is a sign of all respiratory diseases, not just lung cancer. symptoms of lung cancer: General symptoms of lung cancer The symptoms of lung cancer can be Having a cough most of the time A change in a cough you have had for a long time Being short of breath Coughing up phlegm (sputum) with signs of blood in it An ache or pain when breathing or coughing Loss of appetite Fatigue Losing weight Less common symptoms of lung cancer There are other symptoms of lung cancer that are less common. They are usually associated with more advanced lung cancer. You may have A hoarse voice Difficulty swallowing Swelling of the face caused by a blockage of a main blood vessel from the head (SVCO) Swelling in the neck caused by enlarged lymph nodes Pain or discomfort under your ribs on your right side (from the liver) Shortness of breath caused by fluid around the lungs (called pleural effusion)
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