Lung Cancer Symptoms? (Answers: 10) (Comments: 0)

I have a question about lung cancer. About 5 months ago, I had a bad case of bronchitis. It scared me because I looked at my symptoms on the internet before going to the doctor and was convinced I had lung cancer. Over the past 5 months I have had 5 x-rays and seen three different doctors. All of them tell me that I do not have cancer and that the x-rays are clean. But can't x-rays miss it? If the cancer has started causing symptoms isn't it big enough to show up on x-ray. Oh, I quit smoking (34 years old, pack a day for 12 years) as soon as I got the bronchitis. Now, all I'm having is some chest/shoulder pains. Which makes me wonder if it is cancer. Can someone help? Thanks.

lung cancer symptoms or other disease of lungs?? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)

Spitting out blood...lung cancer?? Also my right side...ribs...front to back...have been feeling numb with bone pain in my ribs for the last two weeks and this morning i woke up and spitt out a huge blob of blood. Getting migraines out of the blue...fatigue, and my arms and legs will go numb also... anyone have any advice or experience with these symptoms?? I think i will be headed to the emergency room here tonight.

Lung Cancer.Symptoms Please.? (Answers: 5) (Comments: 0)

I need some help on some work. I need to know the symptoms of Lung Cancer, in an understanding way. Please do not give me a copy paste or any thing like that. Thank you. Short,Straight Answer Please.

Voting Question: Can lung cancer symptoms be detected through a stethescope? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)

I'm 29 years old and smoked (no longer smoke) for about 9 years. My chest has been aching here lately, and I have a little dry cough (no hacking or coughing hard, also no mucus). This has happened probably 4 times since October of 2008. I have had 2 chest xrays, one in January of 09 (just for peace of mind) and one in August of 09. Both were fine. I went to the doctor last week and they listened to my lungs and had me breath in and out really deep and said that my lungs sound perfectly fine, so whatever the problem is, it's not related to my lungs (I was getting over a slight cold, nothing big). But the ache is still there. They didn't see the need to do a chest xray (to check for asthma, as I thought that's what it could have been) but now I'm thinking maybe it's lung cancer. So, what I want to know is, if I was to have lung cancer, would there have been something heard through the stethescope that would have given the doctor a bit of a sign? I haven't been playing vigorous sports, nor have I had a blow to the ribs. I also do not hack. And again, it's not a pain, it's an ache. Also, I'm not asking if lung cancer can de detected through a stethescope, I'm well aware that isn't how it works, otherwise there would be no need for xrays or ct scans. I'm asking if it was lung cancer, would my lungs have an abnormality to them that would have been picked up by the stethescope? Rather than the doctor saying they sound perfectly fine.

How do you call the medical condition whereby a cancer patient presents symptoms of another type of cancer? (Answers: 2) (Comments: 0)

How do you call the medical condition whereby a cancer patient presents symptoms of another type of cancer that he does not have (ex. a pancreatic cancer patient with lung cancer symptoms)?