The Key to Surviving Lung Cancer

If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer. Early detection is the key to surviving this horrible disease. My late husband was misdiagnosed for three months because his doctors never suspected lung cancer since he had never smoked. By the time he was diagnosed, it was Stage IV and had metastasized to his brain.

Symptoms of Lung Cancer

The signs and symptoms of lung cancer can take years to develop, and they may not appear until the disease is advanced. Some symptoms of lung cancer are in the chest:

  • Coughing, especially if it persists or becomes intense

  • Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back unrelated to pain from coughing

  • A change in color or volume of sputum

  • Shortness of breath

  • Changes in the voice or being hoarse

  • Harsh sounds with each breath

  • Recurrent lung problems, such as bronchitis or pneumonia

  • Coughing up phlegm or mucus, especially if it is tinged with blood

  • Coughing up blood

If the original lung cancer has spread, a person may feel symptoms in other places in the body. Common places for lung cancer to spread include other parts of the lungs, lymph nodes, bones, brain, liver, and adrenal glands. Some symptoms of lung cancer that may occur elsewhere in the body:

  • Loss of appetite or unexplained weight loss

  • Muscle wasting

  • Fatigue

  • Headaches, bone or joint pain

  • Bone fractures not related to accidental injury

  • Neurological symptoms, such as unsteady gait or memory loss

  • Neck or facial swelling

  • General weakness

  • Bleeding

  • Blood clots

Any unusual symptoms should be reported to your doctor.

Source: www.lungcancer.org

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. My late husband’s birthday is also in November. In honor of both, I will be offering free shipping within the United States on all purchases made via my website for the entire month of November. (Use the promo code LUNGCANCERMONTH at checkout.) I will also donate 10% of the profits to LUNGevity for lung cancer research.

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