Why is lung cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage? Reminder: If there are 2 abnormalities in both legs, pay attention to tumor invasion
After graduating from university, Xiaohui went to work in Nanjing. She usually works hard and is smart, so she is very popular with department leaders.
Her work seems to be going well, but she always had chest pains some time ago, thinking that it was caused by fatigue and didn't take it seriously, but the chest pains did not improve, so she had to go to the hospital for treatment.
The first investigation turned out to be an advanced stage of lung cancer. Xiaohui never imagined that she would be targeted by lung cancer if she did not smoke or drink alcohol. Fortunately, after the doctor's active treatment, her condition was relatively stable, and she only needed regular re-examinations.
1. Is lung cancer at an advanced stage?
The symptoms of lung cancer are generally caused by the compression and invasion of lung tumors, but in the early stage of lung cancer, because the compression symptoms are not obvious, there are basically no typical symptoms.
Some symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, expectoration, and difficulty breathing may not appear until the tumor develops to the middle and late stages. This is why lung cancer is found in the middle and late stages.
Qiao Jingbin, chief physician of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, pointed out that 70%-80% of patients who seek medical treatment due to discomfort have already reached the middle or late stage of lung cancer.
2. These two symptoms on the legs have already given you a signal
The early symptoms of lung cancer are not obvious, which does not mean that there are no signs at all. In fact, these symptoms on the legs are also a distress signal from lung cancer.
1. Lumps appear
Generally, the skin of human legs is smooth and delicate, and the appearance of lumps may be a signal from multiple lipomas or lung cancer, prostate cancer, etc.
If you find that the lump is not painful, adheres to the surrounding tissue, grows faster, and is accompanied by pain, you should be vigilant and investigate as soon as possible.
2. Inexplicable swelling
There are a large number of blood vessels and nerves distributed in the legs of the human body. Once cancer cells proliferate and invade the blood vessels and nerves, it may cause inexplicable swelling and pain in the legs.
In addition, there are also symptoms such as changes in the color of the legs, abnormal swelling of the legs, etc. It may also be a distress signal from lung cancer. Once found, you must seek medical attention as soon as possible.
3. If you don't smoke, you won't be found by lung cancer?
As a cancer with the highest incidence in China, lung cancer affects the health and life safety of many people. Many people think that only people who smoke will be targeted by lung cancer, but this is not the case. There are many risk factors for lung cancer, and non-smokers may also be found by lung cancer.
Tobacco is certainly a major factor in the high incidence of lung cancer, but second-hand smoke, occupational carcinogen exposure history, kitchen fumes, chronic lung diseases, genetics, automobile exhaust and other factors are all related to the high incidence of lung cancer.
In addition, increasing age is also associated with an increased incidence of lung cancer.
Most of the symptoms caused by lung cancer are caused by the growth and oppression of the tumor. Therefore, once typical symptoms appear, most of them have reached the middle or advanced stage of lung cancer. In fact, some symptoms of the leg may also be a distress signal from lung cancer, which must be accepted and paid attention to in time.
Usually, you should stay away from some risk factors of lung cancer. Don't think that you will not be targeted by lung cancer if you don't smoke.
References:
[1] Why are many lung cancers discovered at an advanced stage? The body gave you hints but was ignored! .Health Times.2022-03-15
[2] These abnormalities on the legs may indicate that cancer is coming. Cancer Friends of the Medical Community. 2021-10-05
[3] Why do non-smokers also get lung cancer? Experts tell why! .Health Times.2021-12-06
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