Symptoms of lung cancer

People seldom have symptoms from lung cancer until they have spread, even though some with early lung cancer do. By seeing your doctor when you first notice symptoms will give you an early diagnosis, and treatment is more likely to be effective. The American Cancer Society gives more information on the signs and symptoms of this disease.

Many of the common symptoms are likely to be caused by something other than lung cancer. The most common symptoms of lung cancer are:

• A cough that does not go away or gets worse
• Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum or phlegm
• Chest pain …read more