Friday, September 4, 2009

What are the warning signs of lung cancer and what does it feel like


What are the warning signs of lung cancer and what does it feel like?
Please try to be descriptive. Thank you in advance.
Cancer - 5 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Warning signs associated with lung cancer include persistent cough, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, weight loss, chest pain, coughing up blood and recurrent bronchitis or pneumonia. Because some of these symptoms may not appear until the disease has advanced, early detection of lung cancer sometimes occurs incidentally during screening, diagnostic or routine x-rays and cat scans.
2 :
very short of breath,even while walking across the room.coughing till you are nauseated,kinda like you have pneumonia,major chest pains when u cough
3 :
a bigger warning sign would be umm if you smoke a pack of butts a day
4 :
Symptoms of lung cancer are varied dependent upon where and how wide-spread the tumor is. A person with lung cancer may have the following kinds of symptoms: No symptoms - In up to 25% of people who get lung cancer, the cancer is first discovered on a routine chest x-ray or CT scan as a solitary small mass sometimes called a coin lesion. These patients with small single masses often report no symptoms of lung cancer at the time it is discovered. Symptoms related to the cancer – The growth of the cancer and invasion of lung tissues and surroundings may interfere with breathing, leading to symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, and coughing up blood (hemoptysis). If the cancer has invaded nerves, for example, it may cause shoulder pain that travels down the outside of the arm (called Pancoast’s Syndrome) or paralysis of the vocal cords leading to hoarseness. Invasion of the esophagus may lead to difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). If a large airway is obstructed, collapse of a portion of the lung may occur and cause infections (abscesses, pneumonia) in the obstructed area
5 :
It can get hard to breathe ,cough, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, weight loss, chest pain, coughing up blood and recurrent bronchitis ,pneumonia,very hard to walk a tiny distances.Id check with a doctor.



Read more discussions :