Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer (Part 3)
From MedicineWorld.org, here are more some signs and symptoms to watch out for:
Bone and joint pain
?Tumors in the apex (called pancoast’s tumors, pancoast’s tumor, pancoast tumor or pancoast tumors) of the lung may invade in to the surrounding nervous structures causing pain in the shoulders or arms. Tumors in these areas are difficult to be seen on a chest X-ray, hence patients who has symptoms suggestive of pancost ‘s tumors. Tumors infiltrating into the diaphragm may also produce shoulder pain.
Change in the voice
Change in the voice pattern (hoarseness of voice) can be a symptom of lung cancer. This occurs more commonly with left sided tumors and happens because of the pressure effect on one of the nerves that comes from the chest to the vocal cord (called recurrent laryngeal nerve).