Early warning signs of lung cancer may appear in the arms and legs

Lung cancer in its early stages may manifest symptoms in the fingers or toes.

According to Cancer Research UK, stage 1 lung cancer may not have any noticeable symptoms. However, in some cases, patients may experience numbness or tingling in the fingers or toes if lung cancer cells release hormones into the bloodstream, according to The Mirror .

Early warning signs of lung cancer can appear on the arms and legs

As lung cancer progresses, other symptoms may appear throughout the body, most commonly coughing up blood, persistent cough that does not go away, pain when breathing or coughing, fatigue, weight loss, shortness of breath, etc.

So to know exactly whether you have lung cancer or not, in addition to looking at the symptoms, a chest X-ray is the initial test used to diagnose lung cancer. Most lung tumors appear as gray-white masses on X-rays.

Cancer Research UK reports that 60% of lung cancer cases are related to smoking, including exposure to secondhand smoke. In addition, air pollution and long-term exposure to toxic chemicals also increase the risk of lung cancer.

Instead of waiting for symptoms to occur, or unfortunately unpredictable symptoms in fingers or toes, we can change our eating habits, adopting a low-fat, high-fiber diet and exercising regularly.

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