If there are these 4 discomforts in the body, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a lung examination to diagnose lung cancer in time
With the continuous progress of human civilization, most people pay more and more attention to their health problems. Due to the continuous improvement of the surrounding environment and personal living habits, the incidence of lung cancer has also increased, and the mortality rate has remained high. It has become one of the most swollen diseases that threaten human health. An important point is that most patients find out that they have lung cancer in the middle stage of lung cancer.
From the data on the incidence and mortality of lung cancer reported in many countries in the past 50 years, it is found that the incidence and mortality of lung cancer in men are the first of all malignant tumors, and the incidence and mortality of women are only the second. The etiology of lung cancer is still unclear. After analysis and synthesis of a large amount of data by experts, it is found that long-term smoking in most men is closely related to the occurrence of lung cancer. That is to say, long-term smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers. many times higher. In addition, smoking will not only affect your own health, but also pose a certain threat to the health of those around you. Therefore, most smokers hope to quit smoking as soon as possible in order to have a healthy body.
What are the early symptoms of lung cancer? Let's take a look at it today.
Cough is the most common symptom of lung cancer patients in the early stage. Because the onset symptoms are very similar to the symptoms of a cold, it will not be highly regarded by patients. Therefore, once the cough lasts for about 3 weeks in the future, the patient has to pay attention. It is best to go to the hospital for a diagnosis to see if he has early symptoms of lung cancer.
Some patients may experience chest pain. This is because when the lung cancer mass is located near the pleura, it is particularly prone to irregular dull pain. The ribs and spine will also feel persistent chest pain and fixed-point tenderness when affected by lung cancer.
Lung cancer patients will also have symptoms such as hemoptysis or bloody sputum, which is the third common signal of lung cancer patients, and is often caused by the rupture of capillaries due to necrosis and ulceration of cancer tissue. The amount of hemoptysis is generally small, often looks like bloodshot sputum, can last for weeks or months, and the episodes are intermittent. Due to the small amount of hemoptysis and the intermittent attacks, it is particularly easy to be ignored, which will affect the early detection of the patient's condition.
Fever is also the most common symptom of lung cancer, but when the cancer tissue is necrotic, it can cause different degrees of fever. Once a patient develops a fever, most patients often choose antibiotic treatment, but antibiotic treatment is ineffective.
For most lung cancer patients, about one-third of patients are less symptomatic, leading to further progression of the disease, with serious consequences of reduced cure rates. There are also some patients with mild early symptoms, but because they did not pay much attention during the illness or were found too late, the disease was delayed and the patients were in the advanced stage of lung cancer. Therefore, people should have regular physical examinations. Once suspicious symptoms are found, they must take timely treatment measures, and do not miss the best treatment period.