The signs and symptoms of lung cancer can take years to develop and they may not appear until the disease is advanced.
- When airways become constricted, blocked, or inflamed,
- Cough might be more painful
- Cough have a different sound
- Cough bring up colored mucus or phlegm
- Coughing, especially if it persists or becomes intense
- Pain in the chest, shoulder, or back unrelated to pain from coughing
- A change in color or volume of sputum
- Shortness of breath
- Changes in the voice or being hoarse voice sounds deeper, hoarse, or raspier.
- Lung cancer that has spread to the bones may produce pain in the back or in other areas of the body.
- Recurrent lung problems, such as bronchitis or pneumonia
- Coughing up phlegm or mucus, especially if it is tinged with blood
- Headaches may be a sign that lung cancer has spread to the brain
- Coughing up blood
- You might have pain in your chest or shoulder. It could be a dull ache or a sharper pain.
- Loss of appetite or unexplained weight loss
- Muscle wasting (also known as cachexia)
- Fatigue
- Headaches, bone or joint pain
- Bone fractures not related to accidental injury
- Neurological symptoms, such as unsteady gait or memory loss
- Neck or facial swelling
- General weakness
- Bleeding
- Blood clots
