General symptoms of lung cancer
The symptoms of lung cancer may include
- Having a cough most of the time
- A change in a cough you have had for a long time
- Being short of breath
- Coughing up phlegm (sputum) with signs of blood in it
- An ache or pain when breathing or coughing
- Loss of appetite
- Tiredness (fatigue)
- Losing weight
Less common symptoms of lung cancer
Other less common symptoms of lung cancer are usually associated with more advanced lung cancer. They include
- A hoarse voice
- Difficulty swallowing
- Changes in the shape of your fingers and nails called finger clubbing.
- Swelling of the face caused by a blockage of a main blood vessel (superior vena cava obstruction)
- Swelling in the neck caused by enlarged lymph nodes
- A constant ache or pain in your chest or shoulder that has lasted some time
- Pain or discomfort under your ribs on your right side (from cancer cells in the liver)
- Shortness of breath caused by fluid around the lungs (called a pleural effusion)
