Lung cancer

Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs and spreads throughout the body. Your lungs were two spongy organs in the chest that take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide when you breathe in and out.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer that kills people across the world.

Lung cancer is more common in smokers, although it can also strike persons who may have never smoked. The amount of time and quantity of cigarettes you smoke raises your risk of lung cancer.

Symptoms

There are frequently no indications or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer.

Signs and symptoms of lung cancer generally arise after the disease has advanced.

• I've developed a new cough that won't go away.
• I've developed a new cough that won't go away.
• Breathing problems
• Chest pain
• Hoarseness
• Weight loss without effort
• Bone pain
• Headache

 Who gets lung cancer?

If you have any of these symptoms of lung disease, notably a persistent cough, plasma mucous, asthma, hoarseness, or a reoccurring chest infection, see your physician.

Go immediately to the emergency room if you have any of the following:-

• Coughing up a large amount of blood
• Sudden shortness of breath
• Sudden weakness
• Sudden vision problems
• Chest pain that doesn’t go away