Shoulder and back pain may be caused by lung cancer

Since lung cancer occurs in the lungs, the tumor often invades the lung tissue, causing the patient to cough, fever, chest swelling, blood in sputum, etc. However, the symptoms caused by lung cancer are far more than that. Some symptoms in other parts of the body may also be caused by lung cancer.

Wang Gui noticed pain in his shoulders and back some time ago, specifically radiating pain in his left shoulder and soreness in his back. He thought it was caused by pressure from sleeping, but it did not get better over a long period of time and instead got worse at night. So he was treated for frozen shoulder, but there was no improvement. Later, he developed swollen and painful bones and joints. Realizing that the situation was not good, he went to the hospital for examination accompanied by his family. After a series of examinations, the doctor diagnosed him with lung cancer.

In fact, Wang Gui's case is not uncommon. Peripheral lung cancer often develops posteriorly and upwards, eroding the pleura, affecting the ribs and chest wall tissue, which can cause shoulder and back pain. In this case, patients often do not experience respiratory symptoms such as coughing and chest pain, so lung disease is often not considered.

This situation is generally common in patients over 50 years old, and men are more likely to suffer from it than women. Other patients will experience swelling and pain in bones and joints, swelling of the tips of fingers and toes forming clubbing, and some patients will experience hoarseness as the first symptom. Therefore, when the above symptoms appear in the body, you should pay attention and be alert to the occurrence of lung cancer.