What are the symptoms of lung cancer in the elderly? There are 8 symptoms of lung cancer in the elderly with high incidence rates

Lung cancer is a common disease nowadays. Many people think that only the elderly are the main group of people who suffer from it. In fact, we found that most people with lung cancer are over 40 years old, which has a significant impact on the lives of this group of people. So what are the symptoms of lung cancer in the elderly?

1. Pericardium invasion: When the pericardium is invaded, pericardial effusion, shortness of breath, arrhythmia, heart failure, etc. will occur.

2. Pleural metastasis: chest pain, cancerous pleural effusion, etc.

3. Localized wheezing: It usually occurs during the inhalation phase and does not disappear after coughing.

4. Hoarseness: occurs when lymph node metastasis compresses or invades the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

5. Shoulder and arm pain: When apex cancer compresses or invades the brachial plexus, radiating burning pain will occur in the shoulder and upper limb on that side.

6. Phrenic nerve paralysis: shortness of breath and chest tightness occur when the phrenic nerve is invaded

7. Difficulty in swallowing: It is caused by enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes compressing the esophagus, which in turn compresses the trachea and causes difficulty in breathing.

8. Extrapulmonary signs: Common symptoms include pain or hypertrophy of joints in the limbs, clubbing of fingers, multiple neuritis, myasthenia gravis, Cushing's disease, male breast hyperplasia, hypercalcemia, mental abnormalities, etc.

The eight items described above are all symptoms of lung cancer in middle-aged and elderly people. I hope they will be helpful to everyone. In our future life, if we find any symptoms of lung cancer, we must not underestimate them and think that it does not matter. We should take appropriate treatment measures in time to ensure timely recovery.