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mistycan
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:37 am    Post subject: sYMPTOMS Reply with quote
hi all, can someone give me the symptoms of lung cancer ?
i am 32 year old female smoker since i was in highschool and i have been experiencing pain around my rib cage , burning neck and shoulder , pain in chest or around rib cage goes away when i stop smoking can this be cancer
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:57 am    Post subject: lung cancer symptoms Reply with quote
Hello

Lung cancer can present with several different symptoms:

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

So you should visit your doctor. Still, the likelihood of lung cancer is low in your age group, but it is not unheard of.

best regards,
Leo
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