What does lung cancer feel like

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Recently, I feel that my throat is very uncomfortable. I have a feeling of dryness. I still keep coughing. I can't control it at all. I went to the hospital for examination and was found to have early lung cancer. Now let me tell you what it's like to have lung cancer.

What does lung cancer feel like

First: fever. Central lung cancer can produce obstructive pneumonia when it develops to semi or total obstruction in the bronchus. Fever is generally around 38 ℃, and it is easy to reduce fever after anti-inflammatory treatment. But if the obstruction is not removed, the pneumonia will reappear soon, forming recurrent pneumonia.

Second: hemoptysis. This is unusual in early lung cancer cases, such as central lung cancer. Hemoptysis often occurs in the early and middle stages of the disease, with little blood volume, bright red or mixed with foam. The reason for this phenomenon is that the tumor surface is rich in blood vessels. Coughing damages the surface layer, resulting in vascular rupture.

Third: cough. 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 cough is different. About 50% of patients have irritant cough, no sputum or little white foam sputum. After secondary infection, the quality of sputum also changes. If the original chronic cough is different from normal, it should be alert. Patients of high incidence age should be treated as early as possible when cough is ineffective or lasts for a long time. Patients with hemoptysis should be treated as early as possible.

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Most of lung cancer is caused by bad living habits, such as smoking and drinking. Lung cancer is clinically divided into early, middle and late stages. Each stage has its own characteristics. The most common one is non-stop cough, which is also a very significant feature.