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Lung Cancer Symptom That Appears In The Shoulder And Shouldn't Be Ignored
Lung cancer is often only detected once it has spread, making it particularly dangerous. Each year, almost 50,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer, the majority of whom are over 60 and/or smokers.
However, the disease can also be caused by second-hand smoke, radiation, and exposure to substances like asbestos, chromium, and nickel compounds. The most common form of lung cancer affects the airways leading into the lungs, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing, and a persistent cough that may produce blood or phlegm.
While these symptoms can also be caused by other conditions, maintaining good overall health and avoiding risk factors can help reduce the chances of a late-stage lung cancer diagnosis.
Shoulder symptomIf a tumour develops at the top of the lung, it can put pressure on the nerves and blood vessels leading to the arm, resulting in pain and weakness arm and/or shoulder. This can often be accompanied by a persistent pins and needles sensation, reports as previously reported..
Another early sign of lung cancer is finger clubbing, where the fingertips swell due to a lack of oxygen. In addition to causing pain or weakness in the arm, shoulders, and sometimes the chest, the tumour may also obstruct blood flow to the head, causing facial swelling.
Lung cancer symptoms listThe most common symptoms of lung cancer are:
The tumour might also release large amounts of hormones that cause symptoms further away in the body. Similar to other forms of cancer, those with lung cancer may find themselves experiencing fatigue and weight loss as well.
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You should also seek medical advice if you have any lung cancer symptoms, or are otherwise concerned.
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Advances In Lung Cancer Treatment
Published March 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM EDT
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Miriam Alexander about advances in lung cancer treatment in recent years. Dr. Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and an oncologist specializing in lung cancer at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
TRANSCRIPT:
Conner: I'm Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio with Health Focus here at the radio studio for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Treatment options for lung cancer include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and a combination of these approaches. Doctor Miriam Alexander is here to talk about advancement in lung cancer treatment in recent years. Doctor Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and she's an oncologist specializing in lung cancer at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Doctor Alexander, what are some of the biggest breakthroughs in lung cancer treatment in recent years?
Dr. Alexander: Lung cancer kills more people per year than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. One of the main reasons for this is that it's often detected in the late stages, when it's less likely to be curable. Over the last few years, we have seen a decrease in the overall deaths from lung cancer, mainly due to increase in screening, smoking cessation, health literacy and very importantly, biomarker testing or molecular profiling of the cancer.
Conner: And what about the new treatments for lung cancer that are making a difference?
Dr. Alexander: The new type of therapies that have changed the treatment of lung cancer for the better are targeted therapies and immunotherapies. So targeted therapies attack cancer cells based on very unique molecular characteristics, such as genetic mutations or abnormal protein expression. And these therapies spare normal cells, making them more effective and less toxic than traditional chemotherapy. Immunotherapy trains the body's immune system to seek out and destroy only cancer cells. We have even improved the way we deliver chemotherapy by developing therapies that seek out cancer cells before delivering a powerful dose of chemotherapy to it.
Conner: And Doctor Alexander. Given all of these different approaches, treatment approaches for lung cancer, how is it that you decide what is the right thing for an individual patient with lung cancer?
Dr. Alexander: We have to use the patient's specific molecular characterization of their cancer to decide on the right therapies for them. And that's where precision medicine comes in. And that is why it is very, very important for every new diagnosis of lung cancer to get biomarker or molecular testing.
Conner: Tell us about new efforts to catch lung cancer earlier when it's most treatable.
Dr. Alexander: The National Lung Cancer Screening Trial showed a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality with a low dose CT scan compared to chest x ray. So, with these screening techniques, the low dose CT scan identifies lung cancer at earlier stages where surgical resection and curative treatments are much more effective.
Conner: And what are some of the biggest challenges that remain in lung cancer treatment for individuals?
Dr. Alexander: The biggest challenges that remain is that many cases of lung cancer go untreated because of lack of knowledge from both patients and their providers, as well as the stigma associated with lung cancer. There's fatalism after diagnosis and the cost of treatment, so we know that more than 20% of patients diagnosed with lung cancer receive no treatment at all. So, with more education, screening to move the diagnosis to early stage, comprehensive biomarker testing to offer more precise therapies, we can continue to improve survival rates.
Conner: Doctor Alexander, thanks for this information about lung cancer treatment.
Dr. Alexander: Oh, You're welcome Bobbi.
Conner: From the radio studio for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, I'm Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio.
Health Focus transcripts are intended to accurately represent the original audio version of the program; however, some discrepancies or inaccuracies may exist. The audio format serves as the official record of Health Focus programming.
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