What are the early symptoms of small cell lung cancer

What are the early symptoms of small cell lung cancer? Most people don't know much about the symptoms of this disease, and don't know how to completely cure the disease. In addition, many people don't know what the symptoms are in the early stages of the disease. Let's learn about the early symptoms of small cell lung cancer!

Small cell lung cancer may be asymptomatic in the early stage. The most common symptoms at diagnosis are fatigue, cough, hemoptysis, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Smokers are the most susceptible group. More than 90% of patients with small cell lung cancer have a history of smoking. The age of onset is 35-68 years old, with an average age of 60 years old. There are more males than females.

What are the symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

1. Cough. Cough is a very common symptom in our daily life. Little do people know that early symptoms of lung cancer can also include cough. Lung cancer grows on bronchial lung tissue, which usually causes respiratory irritation and irritating cough.

2. Low fever. Small cell lung cancer can also cause asthma and low fever. When the tumor blocks the bronchus, there is often obstructive pulmonary lobe. The degree varies. In mild cases, there is only low fever, and in severe cases, there is high fever. It can be temporarily improved after taking medicine, but it will relapse soon.

3. Chest pain Chest pain is also one of the main symptoms. In the early stage of small cell lung cancer, chest pain is mild, mainly manifested as dull pain, dull pain, and the location is not certain, and the relationship with breathing is also uncertain. If the pain persists, it means that the cancer may involve the pleura.

4. Blood in sputum. The most serious symptom of small cell lung cancer is blood in sputum, which makes patients panic. When tumor inflammation causes necrosis and capillary damage, there will be a small amount of bleeding, which is often mixed with sputum and appears intermittently or intermittently. Many lung cancer patients seek medical treatment because of blood in sputum.