Lung cancer symptoms: This feeling in your chest could be tell-tale sign of the disease - Express

Lung cancer symptoms don’t tend to be obvious until the cancer has progressed. They can also be mistaken for less serious health conditions. Any symptoms associated with the disease should be taken seriously, as lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. As you would assume, lung cancer can affect a person’s chest. But what excatly does it feel like in a person's chest?

Many people with lung cancer cite they feel “lung pain” before they are diagnosed with lung cancer.

They also describe the pain as worse with deep breathing, coughing or laughing.

Because lung cancer can cause shortness of breath, a person may also feel tightness in their chest.

One of the most notable symptoms of lung cancer, the cough, may also cause pain and throbbing.

A lung cancer cough can be confused for asthma - a less serious health condition.

But how can you tell if your cough is linked to lung cancer? There are three signs to look out for, according to Cancer Research UK.

A change in a cough you have had for a long time is an indicator, and there are three symptoms your cough might have:

• It may be more painful
• It may have a different sound
• It may bring up coloured mucus or phlegm
• Other symptoms of lung cancer the research charity lists are:
• Being short of breath
• Coughing up blood
• An ache or pain in the shoulders
• Loss of appetite
• Losing weight
• Feeling very tired
• Ongoing chest infections

Another sign to look out for is evident in the eyes and linked to the condition jaundice. 

Macmillan explains that jaundice can occur if your bile duct becomes blocked by the cancer.

It explains: “The bile duct drains bile from the liver and gall bladder into the bowel.

“If this happens, bile builds up in the liver and flows back into the blood. It makes the skin turn yellow and feel itchy.

“Your doctor may prescribe medicines to help relieve the itching.

“Depending on where the blockage is, the jaundice can sometimes be relieved by putting a narrow tube (stent) into the bile duct to keep it open.

“This allows the bile to flow normally into the small intestine.”

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