Early Warning Signs Of Lung Cancer That Women Should Never Ignore!

Lung cancer is one of the most popular kind of cancer that can happen in both men and women.

However, the indications of lung cancer from both gender can differ, so it is useful to know the symptoms expected for your gender.

Lung Cancer in Women


Lung cancer in women is called adenocarcinoma and it happens on the external part of the lungs and its signs are less noticeable than the other types of lung cancer.

In many cases, adenocarcinoma tumors can become large and spread throughout the body before they are detected.

Early symptoms are:

• Fatigue
• Back and shoulder pain
• Shortness of breath when exercising
Once the cancer grows the following symptoms appear:
• Coughing up mucus or phlegm tinged with blood
• Coughing up blood
• Hoarse voice



• Harsh sound when breathing (medically referred to as stridor)
• Increased mucus and a change in color
• Persistent cough
• Pain in chest, shoulders and back
• Shortness of breath

Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that is difficult to detect, it can often spread to other parts of the body and may only be noticed when it reaches its most advanced stages.

Once it is spread in such a manner, the symptoms can be felt in different parts of the body.

The most common parts of the body that lung cancer effects include lymph nodes, bones, brain, liver and adrenal glands.

This can cause some other symptoms like:



• Loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss
• Blood clots
• Bone fractures that are not caused by accidental injury
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Joint or bone pain
• Loss of memory
• Loss of muscle mass
• Neck or face swelling

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