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Know the Symptoms of Lung Cancer Early
Hallo Hermina Friends, lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells in lung tissue which can be caused by a number of environmental carcinogens, especially cigarette smoke. Seeing this urgency, it is important for us to immediately go for an examination at a health facility immediately after feeling the symptoms of lung cancer.
This cancer starts in the lungs and most often occurs in people who smoke. The two main types of lung cancer are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Causes of lung cancer include smoking, second-hand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history.
This cancer can affect patients at any age. This condition can be managed by reducing your risk factors. Please discuss with your doctor for more information.
Treatment varies but may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, and immunotherapy.
Treatment varies but may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, and immunotherapy.
Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Symptoms include coughing (often with blood), chest pain, wheezing, and weight loss. These symptoms often do not appear until the cancer is at an advanced stage. In its early stages, lung cancer does not cause any symptoms. But reaching a certain stage, symptoms will appear as follows:
- The cough continued and got worse until finally, he coughed up blood.
- Experiencing shortness of breath and pain in the chest.
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- The voice becomes hoarse
- Changes in the shape of the finger, namely the tip of the finger become convex
- Swelling of the face or neck
- Headache
By knowing and understanding the symptoms above, it is hoped that they can immediately examine the nearest health facility, this is done so that the patient can get treatment as early as possible from a health worker so that the symptoms of lung cancer do not get worse.
When experiencing the above symptoms, immediately contact doctor Tantrie Desti Lianawati, SpP at Hermina Metland Hospital, Cibitung to get further treatment. He practices Monday-Saturday from 09.00-15.00