Lung Cancer Symptoms Early and Advanced Stage

Lung Cancer Symptoms Early and Advanced Stage, Lung cancer is a malignant cancer originating from the lung cells.

The exact cause is still unclear.

But there are several factors that influence cancer considered this one.

 

Causative factor for lung cancer are:

A. Long-term inhalation or inhalation of carcinogenic substances or carcinogens which are:

Cigarette smoke.

Asbestos.

Nickel.

Arsenic.

CO2 gas.

2. Scarring of the lung affected by pulmonary diseases such as TBS.

Groups at high risk of lung cancer are:

More than 40 years of age.

Active smokers.

Secondhand smoke.

And people who work in environments that contain carcinogens.

 

There is research that says that housewives (non-smokers) that her husband would have a smokers risk of lung cancer 2 times more than non-smokers who had a husband.

Symptoms of lung cancer at an early stage is not very distinctive, usually together with other lung diseases, namely:

Weak body.

Decreased appetite.

Weight loss.

Long cough.

Chest pain.

Shortness of breath.

And coughing up blood.

In the advanced stage lung cancer symptoms depend on the place of delivery, namely:

Swelling of the head, neck and arms.

It is hard to swallow.

Severe headache.

To obtain accurate results for the diagnosis of lung cancer complained of, can do a physical examination and investigations that include:

Sputum cytology.

Photos of the lung.

Lung biopsy.

Bronchoscopy.

Bronkografi.

CT scans and so forth.