Lung Cancer Symptoms: Recognizing the Warning Signs

Common lung cancer symptoms can include:

- A new cough that doesn't go away or a change in a chronic cough

- Chest pain that worsens with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing

- Wheezing or hoarseness

- Shortness of breath

- Feeling tired or weak all the time

- Unexplained weight loss

- Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum

- Swollen lymph nodes in the neck or above the collarbone

- Difficulty swallowing

- Frequent pneumonia or bronchitis

- Aching bones, such as pain in the back, chest, or shoulders

- Headaches (severe)

- Loss of appetite