The difference between lung cancer symptoms and pneumonia

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My uncle often coughs in his life. Recently, he coughs very frequently. Sometimes he coughs up blood. He has lost a lot of weight. He went to the hospital to have an examination, and then he knew it was lung cancer. Do you want to know the difference between lung cancer symptoms and pneumonia?

The difference between lung cancer symptoms and pneumonia

First: the onset of bronchopneumonia is generally acute, fever and other infectious symptoms are obvious, symptoms disappear rapidly after antibiotic treatment, lung lesions are absorbed quickly. But if the inflammation absorption is slow or appears repeatedly, we should do in-depth examination.

Second: lung cancer is a malignant tumor of the lung. It is usually manifested as mass in the lung, but if the mass is very small, imaging examination may not be able to find out. Any bronchial foreign body or tumor obstruction, even incomplete obstruction, can also lead to local lung tissue inflammation, namely pneumonia.

Third: hoarseness can occur in laryngitis, cold and acute bronchitis; thyroid surgery, pharyngeal surgery; also can occur in improper voice and excessive speech, even after a lot of smoking and drinking, but this kind of hoarseness can be symptomatic treatment or after rest and self-healing.

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The symptoms of lung cancer are different because of its different location and functional damage. Because most of the tumors grow on the large bronchus and have strong irritation, it is easy to cough. But the degree of cough is different, about 50% of patients have irritative cough.