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Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a cancer that is found in your lungs.

2nd Most Common Cancer!

Lung cancer is one of the highest leading cause of cancer deaths in the US!

The risk for men is 1 in every 16 and for women 1 in 17. 

Lung Cancer image
Lung Cancer image

Signs and Symptoms

  • A cough that does not go away or gets worse

  • Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)

  • Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing

  • Hoarseness

  • Loss of appetite

  • Unexplained weight loss

  • Shortness of breath

  • Feeling tired or weak

  • Infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia that don’t go away or keep coming back

  • New onset of wheezing

*information from American Cancer Society

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