Lung cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence rate in the world. About 2 million people develop the disease every year. There are 800,000 - 900,000 new lung cancer patients in China every year. More than 700,000 patients die from lung cancer.

But at the same time, lung cancer is also one of the several malignant tumors with good treatment effects at present, and the premise is early lung cancer! Early detection and early treatment can achieve a 10-year survival rate of 90%. However, advanced lung cancer is basically fatigue.

Five symptoms of early lung cancer

1. Cough

Including: long-term cough over the age of 35 with no sputum, especially frequent and persistent coughing, which cannot be identified in a short period of time, but it is difficult to cure, and cannot be alleviated even with anti-inflammatory treatment. After a cold or bronchitis, the cough will not heal for a long time, and the symptoms gradually worsened; patients with tuberculosis or chronic bronchitis, their original cough pattern suddenly changed.

2. Blood sputum

With repeated hemoptysis and sputum, they cannot be cured by seeking medical treatment, and there is some pain in the chest from time to time.

3. Hoarse voice

Long-term hoarseness and underarm pain are especially serious when sleeping at night. There is need to go to the hospital to rule out the possibility that the lung tumor is too large to compress the nerve and pleura.

4. Shortness of breath

Weak people and patients with cardiovascular disease, middle-aged and elderly people will also have shortness of breath. However, if you suddenly experience progressive shortness of breath, chest tightness, and chest X-ray shows fluid in the chest cavity, please do lung cancer screening. Shortness of breath occurs during daily activities, but the body does not have fever symptoms, so take it seriously.

5. Numbness

Unexplained joint and muscle stubborn pain and skin numbness and burning pain. Although there is fever, the systemic symptoms are not obvious.