Lung Cancer

 

Lung cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in the UK. Around 43,500 people are diagnosed in the UK each year.

Of these cases 9 out of 10 are caused by smoking and 3% by passive smoking.

However long you have been smoking, it is always worth giving up. Click here for further advice.

 

Lung cancer symptoms

• Coughing up phlegm (sputum) with signs of blood in it.

• A cough which persists for more than 3 weeks

• A change in a cough which you have had for a long time

• Chest or shoulder pain

• Breathlessness

• Unexplained weight loss or loss of appetite

• Tiredness

• Persistent hoarseness

• Difficulty swallowing

• A change in shape of your fingernails

 

If you have any of these symptoms it is important to book an appointment for an examination. If necessary we can arrange a chest x-ray or CT scan on site.

CT scanning can also be offered as a screening test to those who are at high risk of lung cancer.