What are the symptoms of advanced small cell lung cancer

Patients with advanced small cell lung cancer think they will not live long when they experience coughing up blood. Although small cell lung cancer is not a very serious disease at the beginning, if it is not diagnosed, treated or taken care of, advanced small cell lung cancer can be very scary. Taking away a person's health is secondary and even life may be lost. Even so, it is not impossible to cure advanced small cell lung cancer. Let us understand what the symptoms of advanced small cell lung cancer are.

Symptoms of advanced small cell lung cancer:

Common symptoms of small cell lung cancer include chronic cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, coughing up blood, hoarseness, weight loss, fever, chest pain, etc. These symptoms can also be caused by other chest diseases, so once they appear, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to clarify the cause and avoid delaying the disease.

How the advanced symptoms of small cell lung cancer manifest before the patient dies

(1) Cough: Cough is the initial symptom of about one-half to two-thirds of patients with small cell lung cancer;

(2) Hemoptysis: One-third to one-half of patients with small cell lung cancer have this symptom, which is usually occasional blood in the sputum. About one-third of patients have this symptom as the first symptom.

(3) Chest pain: One-third to three-fifths of patients experience chest pain;

(4) Chest tightness and shortness of breath: one in ten to one in two people experience this symptom;

(5) Fever: Fever caused by obstructive pneumonia or cancer fever;

(6) Symptoms caused by tumor metastasis account for about 10%.

The advanced symptoms of small cell lung cancer are the same as those of non-small cell lung cancer. New or changing coughs, sometimes with blood in the sputum, are symptoms of small cell lung. Hoarseness, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing during exercise may follow. There may be increased sputum volume, repeated lung infections (sometimes in the same lobe as the tumor), weight loss, weakness, and swelling of the head, face, and upper limbs. If the tumor has metastasized to distant sites, symptoms include severe headaches, double vision, and pain in the bones, chest, abdomen, neck, and upper limbs. It is important to emphasize that this type of lung cancer is usually already widespread at the time of diagnosis.