If you are suffering from these 7 symptoms, it might be because you have lung cancer

Beware of these signs that could mean you are suffering from lung cancer

We all want to be healthy but sometimes, the challenges of life can prevent us from performing the medical check-ups that we need to make sure your health is fine.

Not being able to check in with your health practitioners often is not an excuse to forget to look out for signs that things are not working the way they should. Most illnesses usually begin as symptoms that are easy to ignore. Lung cancer, while a very serious illness, usually start with seemingly innocent symptoms.

To keep yourself safe, see a doctor if you are suffering from all or most of these symptoms as it could mean you are in the early stages of lung cancer.

1. Never-ending cough

You should be on the alert for a cough that lingers. Usually, cough associated with cold or infection will go away in a week or two. A persistent cough that lasts longer that this could be problematic. See a doctor so they can listen to your lungs or even have an X-ray done.

Beware of cough that lasts longer than two weeks

                

2. Change in a cough

You should pay attention to changes associated with a cough. This is most important if you are a smoker. If you find that you are coughing more often or your cough is deeper and has hoarse sound, or you are coughing up blood or more mucus than usual, see a doctor.

3. Breathing changes

If you notice you suffer from shortness of breath, or get easily breathless, these could be symptoms of lung cancer. If you notice you get out of breath after climbing a few stairs or performing tasks that you could do normally before without your breathing suffering, then get checked.

 

Chest pain often occur as a result of lung cancer. Get check if you suffer from this

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