Informative Speech On Lung Cancer

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Lung cancer may cause specific symptoms. The sypmptoms which are often described as assyndromes, some of the examples are:Horner syndrome,This type of cancer affects the top part of the lungs, which the doctors call Pancoast tumor. It may destroy the nerve that pass through the upper chest into the neck. This causes severe shoulder pain. Normally the tumor causes a group of signs and symptoms known as the Horner syndrome. Its' symptoms are,*.Weakness and drooping of one eyelid*.Developing small pupils with darker part in the eye.*.Sweating on one side of the face.Usually, there are no signs and symptoms in the early stages of the lung cancer. At times the symptoms and signs normally develop as the condition deteroriate.Some of the major symptoms of lung cancer may include: For the cancer in the chest it includes: Coughing persistently,*.chest, shoulder and back pains that are not related to coughing*.Color change and volume of sputum*.Voice changes and becomes hoarse*.Harsh sounds with stridor*.Recurrent lung ailmentss, like pneuomonia and bronchitis*.Coughing phlegm and mucus, mostly if it is tinged with blood*.Coughing bloodIf lung cancer is acute, the victim may show signs in other body parts. …show more content…

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