What are the early symptoms of lung cancer? 7 common symptoms of early lung cancer

Since the early symptoms of lung cancer are relatively hidden and difficult to detect, most lung cancer patients are already in the middle or late stages when they are discovered. At this time, the lives of lung cancer patients are already threatened. Therefore, in order to completely cure lung cancer, early detection is necessary. So what are the symptoms of lung cancer in the early stages?

The early symptoms of lung cancer include the following seven aspects:

(1) Cough: Cough is the initial symptom in about one-half to two-thirds of patients;

(2) Hemoptysis: One-third to one-half of patients have this symptom, which is usually occasional blood in the sputum. About one-third of patients have this symptom as the first symptom.

(3) Chest pain: One-third to three-fifths of patients experience chest pain;

(4) Chest tightness and shortness of breath: one in ten to one in two people experience this symptom;

(5) Fever: Fever caused by obstructive pneumonia or cancer fever;

(6) Symptoms caused by tumor metastasis, accounting for about 10%;

(7) Extrapulmonary symptoms: bone and joint lesions, ectopic endocrine syndrome. Therefore, we should be more alert to these symptoms and go to the hospital for treatment in time if similar situations occur. It can be diagnosed through chest X-ray, sputum cytology, bronchoscopy, CT, magnetic resonance imaging, percutaneous lung puncture, lymph node biopsy, thoracentesis, tumor markers, etc. Early diagnosis of lung cancer plays a great role in the treatment effect.

Early detection of lung cancer is of great significance for treatment. Therefore, in order for everyone to control the development of the disease in a timely manner, we hope that people can grasp this common malignant tumor in a timely manner so that they can take preventive measures in time after discovering abnormalities. Of course, for malignant tumors, prevention is the best approach.