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What Are The Symptoms Of Lung Cancer?
My daughter had an mri scan 6 weeks ago and it has finally come back. Before the scan was completed it shows the start of a shadow but then the scan finished. They now say she has to have a scan of the middle back ?near the lungs, shes worried it could be lung cancer. What could it be.
Wed, 21 May 2014
Symptoms of lung cancer are
A cough that does not go away or gets worse
Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing
Hoarseness
Weight loss and loss of appetite
Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)
Shortness of breath
Feeling tired or weak
Infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia that don’t go away or keep coming back
New onset of wheezing
I will suggest u do CT scan of chest with contrast.
If any space occupying lesion is found then do biopsy from that lesion.
Also do CT scan of upper abdomen and Bone Scan
Regards
DR De
A cough that does not go away or gets worse
Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing
Hoarseness
Weight loss and loss of appetite
Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)
Shortness of breath
Feeling tired or weak
Infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia that don’t go away or keep coming back
New onset of wheezing
I will suggest u do CT scan of chest with contrast.
If any space occupying lesion is found then do biopsy from that lesion.
Also do CT scan of upper abdomen and Bone Scan
Regards
DR De
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