Effects of Lung Cancer Side Effects You Should Know
The effects of lung cancer range from mild to serious diseases and medical conditions. As the tumor or adenocarcinoma of the lungs progresses, side effects also become worse and painful. Metastatic lung cancer leads to the worst kinds of side effects.
Prevention of painful effects is also one of the reasons for treatment.
bronchorrhea - increase in amount of sputum in your lungs and
hemoptysis - presence of blood in your sputum
5) Fluid complications such as...
ascites - presence of fluid in your abdomen
pleural effusion - fluid around your lungs and
pericardial effusion - fluid around the heart.
Presence of fluid is one of the side effects of metastatic lung tumor. It usually means advanced stage.
If you would like more info on the different stages, click Lung Cancer Stages.
6) Gastrointestinal effects
Surprising effects of lung cancer are those that affect your digestive system such as constipation and diarrhea.
7) Alopecia
Alopecia is more commonly known as hair loss. It is a result of anxiety or stress coming from being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lungs.
8) Cognitive dysfunction such as...
forgetfullness or memory loss
easily and frequently distracted
difficulty in doing different and many tasks
problem with math and language skills.
9) Eye changes that are either...
mild - dry eyes,blurred vision or
serious - retinal damage,glaucoma,cataracts.
10) Arthalgias - you will experience pain in your joints
11) Myalgias - you will feel muscle pain accompanied by malaise or weakness
12) Hematologic or blood effects such as...
anemia - low red blood cell or RBC count
neutropenia - low white blood cell or WBC count
thrombocytopenia - low platelets
These lung cancer side effects are worse with radiation treatment and can lead to a secondary cancer. Leukemia usually develops among lung tumor patients undergoing radiation therapy.
