Early symptoms of small cell lung cancer, 4 symptoms are most common

The early symptoms of small cell lung cancer are cough, fever, chest pain, hemoptysis, etc. The specific manifestations vary from person to person and have certain differences.

1. Cough <br/>Cough is the first symptom of small cell lung cancer, especially in the early stage. The main site of small cell lung cancer is the bronchial lung tissue, which causes irritating cough through respiratory tract stimulation during breathing.
2. Fever <br/>Small cell lung cancer is often accompanied by fever in the early stage. Mild cases are mainly low-grade fever, while severe cases are mainly high-grade fever. The body temperature can temporarily return to normal after medication, but it may relapse again in a short period of time.
3. Chest pain <br/>In early stage small cell lung cancer, chest pain is mainly dull pain and eye pain. The pain location varies depending on the scope of the lesion. Persistent chest pain indicates that cancer cells have involved the pleura.
4. Coughing up blood <br/>Some patients occasionally cough up blood in the early stage of the disease. The amount of blood coughed up is small and is often mixed with sputum, presenting intermittent attacks.