Some minor symptoms that the patient sometimes only detect reveals serious diseases such as lung cancer, and lung cancer is cancer that begins in the trachea, or the main airway (bronchi), or lung tissue, so what is lung cancer? What are its symptoms? And when should a doctor be reviewed?
Cancer that begins in the lung is called the first lung cancer, and the most common types are lung cancer with non -small cells, and lung cancer may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain, and cancer may also be transmitted from other organs to the lungs.
The treatment that the patient needs depends on the type of cancer he suffers from in accordance with the UK Cancer Research Center.
What are the treatment options and how can it be prevented?
Dr. Jenny Messenger, a consultant of respiratory diseases and general medicine at Novield Health Preton in the United Kingdom, told the British Independent newspaper.
“Unfortunately, lung cancer is the most common cause of death in cancer in the United Kingdom, and it has many possible causes, but the main cause is smoking, and it can also have some genetic causes, and is linked to pollution, obesity and exposure to asbestos (a group of mineral fibers with commercial uses) and some chemicals at work.”
Lung cancer is usually diagnosed with chest examination with CT scans, and early early diagnosis. “It may be comfortable to return the changes that occur to the human being to age or to another health condition. But it is important to consult your doctor if you notice anything unnatural or not goes away. In most cases, it will not be cancer, but if it is, his discovery at an early stage can make a big difference,” says Dr. Rachel Orient, Director of Health Information at the UK Cancer Research Center.
“Options for treatment include surgery, chemotherapy, immune therapy, or radiotherapy,” says Jenny. “Yes, lung cancer can be prevented, especially in cases where a person is smoking, by quitting smoking at the earliest opportunity, and whoever finds it difficult to quit smoking is to ask for support from his general doctor in the first place.”
9 lung cancer signs should not be ignored:
There are 9 signs that should push the patient to see a doctor to check on his health, and these symptoms differ from the natural feeling that a person is accustomed to and includes:
1- Narcotation
Rachel describes this as “a feeling of shortness of breath may happen when doing activities you were doing without problems, or other difficulty breathing.”
2- Chest inflammation
Rachel notes that “other warning signs are the return of chest inflammation, its continuation, or not to improve treatment,” Rachel notes.
3- Long-term cough
“This may be a cough that has not disappeared or did not respond to treatment. It may also be a change in the cough that you were suffering from for a while or exacerbation of time.”
4- A blood-accompanied cough
“The warning may be blood in phlegm, even if it is a small amount,” Rachel says.
5- Feeling tired without reason
“This may be a tiredness that does not go away with comfort, or feel tired when carrying out activities that you used to do without any problem,” Rachel explains.
6- Loss of weight without trying
“Other warning signs are weight loss without changing eating patterns or activity levels,” Rachel says.
7- Loss of appetite
“This may be the lack of hunger as you used to, or the unwillingness to eat as you used to,” Rachel says.
8- Unjustified pain
“One of the symptoms that may be surprising to some and is easy to overlook the shoulder pain that is getting worse.” Constant chest pain that is getting worse gradually can also be a warning sign, “says Jenny.
9- Sound changes
“One of the least common symptoms is hoarseness or change, which does not go away after 4 to 6 weeks,” says Jenny.