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What Are The Symptoms Of Lung Cancer ?
My mom has a sed rate of 113, they thought she had polymyaga reumatica but not sure now, she has been diagnosed with copd and is taking advair, reumatoligist wants her to see a pulmonary dr. because of the high sed rate I am worried it could be lung cancer what are your thoughts?
Tue, 3 Jun 2014
Symptoms of lung cancer are
◾Persistent or intense coughing
◾Pain in the chest shoulder, or back from coughing
◾Changes in color of the mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways (sputum)
◾Difficulty breathing and swallowing
◾Hoarseness of the voice
◾Harsh sounds while breathing (stridor)
◾Chronic bronchitis or pneumonia
◾Coughing up blood, or blood in the sputum
Regards
DR De
◾Persistent or intense coughing
◾Pain in the chest shoulder, or back from coughing
◾Changes in color of the mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways (sputum)
◾Difficulty breathing and swallowing
◾Hoarseness of the voice
◾Harsh sounds while breathing (stridor)
◾Chronic bronchitis or pneumonia
◾Coughing up blood, or blood in the sputum
Regards
DR De
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