Cancer Treatment and Health Care

In the early stages of the disease, lung cancer, does not produce any symptoms or are too specific. The diagnosis at this stage is usually accidental, that is diagnosed by tests that are performed to discover other health problems. In most cases, lung cancer is diagnosed when symptoms require the patient to seek medical advice. Due to the fact that the symptoms are delayed, often lung cancer is diagnosed in advanced stages.

The symptoms depend on the location and extent of the tumor. The most common are:
Coughing is the most common symptom. It is caused by bronchial irritation. It is often accompanied by expectoration. It is characteristic of tumors that are located in the central area of the lungs. In those patients, usually smokers who had cough and respiratory problems as a result, what occurs is an increase or exacerbation of this symptom.
Hemoptysis or bloody sputum: a striking symptom for the patient and often that leads him to seek medical advice.
Dyspnea: the patient begins to notice shortness of breath, which prevents it from growing any effort such as climbing stairs. It is more common in tumors located in the central area of the lungs.
Chest pain, pain occurs when the tumor affects the chest wall or pleura. It is usually characteristic of tumors located in the most peripheral of the lungs.

Other symptoms:
Dysphonia: sometimes the patient notices changes in his voice. This symptom occurs when the tumor extends into the mediastinum, recurrent nerve and affects that is what drives the vocal cords.
Dysphagia: the patient feels that the food will remain in that half of the chest. Occurs when the tumor or affected lymph nodes compressing the esophagus.
Horner’s syndrome: This occurs when the tumor involves neural structures in the upper chest. It is characterized by the drooping eyelid (ptosis), pupil contracted (miosis) and lack of sweating in the middle of the face for the lung where the tumor is located.

In cases of advanced disease have symptoms such as loss of appetite, malaise, joint pain, fatigue, weakness, confusion, dizziness or loss of weight.

Any other symptoms may appear as a result of the presence of metastases in other organs. For example, if there is headache pain brain metastasis or involvement of the lumbar spine.
It is important to know that these symptoms can also appear associated with diseases other than cancer. However, given the occurrence of any of them, it is essential that you contact your doctor to make the diagnosis and treatment.

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