Symptoms result from damage to the lung or other structures that are near the lung in the mediastinum or surrounding tissues. They include:

  • Persistent and worsening cough
  • Hoarseness or any change in voice quality
  • Coughing up blood
  • Shortness of breath
  • Wheezing
  • Frequent ]]>pneumonia]]> or ]]>bronchitis]]>
  • Chest pain

Symptoms that may affect your whole body include:

  • Swelling of the neck and face
  • Appetite loss
  • Weight loss
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • New back or bone pain
  • New inability to control the bladder or bowel
  • ]]>Seizure activity]]> , specific weakness, or numbness
  • Unexplained clotting problems resulting in ]]>heart attack]]> or ]]>stroke]]>

These symptoms may also be caused by other, less serious health conditions. If you are experiencing these symptoms, see your doctor.

Rarely, ]]>lung cancer]]> may cause apparently unrelated systemic problems. These problems may include:

  • Abnormal clotting
  • Clubbing of the fingers
  • Increase in blood calcium or decrease in blood sodium
  • Increase in bone density at the ends of the wrist (hypertophic osteopathy)