Is it Lung Cancer? (signs and symptoms)

Could it be lung cancer? What are the symptoms of lung cancer? This video is for those who are scared they may have lung cancer. This health scare is very common and you need to see your doctor for accurate information because internet searches may lead you to become scared and self-diagnose incorrectly, or have a false sense of reassurance.
Your mind is not objective and can be influenced by emotions, leading to unconscious bias. You may find arguments to support what you already think (even if irrational). Be aware that the mind can play tricks on you.
Lung cancer facts:
Who gets it?
Normally older individuals, who smoked for many years (20+) and maybe worked with carcinogens / had environmental exposures. It is rare in non-smokers and young people.
Symptoms of lung cancer?
Often there can be no symptoms (incidental finding on x-ray/CT). Other times there may be an ongoing cough, coughing up blood, weight loss, repeated episodes of pneumonia in the same area of the lung. Chest pain is actually quite rare at the beginning (unless the tumor affects pleura). Other health events may also occur (unprovoked blood clot, abnormal electrolyte levels etc.)
How is lung cancer diagnosed?
It's important to first see your doctor to assess the the risk in your case. An initial chest x-ray may be performed. In people who have a high risk (heavy smokers, older individuals), a low dose chest CT scan to screen for lung cancer may be done. If a suspicious nodule or spot on your lung is found, it may be initially just monitored with repeat CT (Is it growing?). Other tests may also be requested depending on the case (i.e. PET scan, bronchoscopy, etc.)
If you are worried about your health, please go see your doctor.
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  • @suegamlin
    @suegamlin5 ай бұрын

    My son is 31 , a non smoker, and was diagnosed with stage 4 Lung cancer last July , it had already spread to his liver and spine. He has battled through some agonising treatments, including chemotherapy , immunotherapy , radiotherapy , but sadly all treatments are now exhausted and the tumour on the liver is growing rapidly. I came across this article as I find it helps to reach out to people who have gone or are going through similar , i find this extremely interesting as my son has been a garage mechanic for the last 12 years. As an avid gym goer 5/6 days a week, the cancer only presented itself as a cough , by then it was too late, as it was an aggressive cancer that had already spread, he’s now on end of life care, it’s heartbreaking knowing his time is now limited , so yes, it is rare for it to happen to the younger ones but it does happen

  • @Pureblissfullness1111

    @Pureblissfullness1111

    5 ай бұрын

    Sending my love. safe and peaceful travels to your son to his next life journey God Bliss you all

  • @garymensurati1631

    @garymensurati1631

    5 ай бұрын

    Blessings 🙏

  • @atlbikelifektm5254

    @atlbikelifektm5254

    4 ай бұрын

    I am sorry to hear that, but how did he come to find out he had cancer was he showing any symptoms?

  • @RapSensei

    @RapSensei

    4 ай бұрын

    Garages a lot of times are full of toxic dust & other air pollutants. People work around dust & other air pollutants don't realize how much the bacteria from it is damaging their lungs. I advise to use a gas mask & clean clean clean, attack & destroy dust. Use spray bottles to help get rid of dust.

  • @chandrakalashetty7804

    @chandrakalashetty7804

    4 ай бұрын

    I am 75 years old woman. Now I got the same problem. Severe cough from the chest and chest pain which spreads to stomach. When the spreads in my stomach, it is severe pain like gastic pain. I showed it my local MD doctor says it's gastric trouble. In my Xray its same like the xray shown in the picture Half cut lung image. But what to do, my local doctor gave me some pain killer for gastric. I don't understand what to do. Please suggest. Thank you.😢

  • @shannonkincaid8711
    @shannonkincaid871110 ай бұрын

    My dad’s was in his pleural it was very painful up into his shoulder. He was a non smoker but worked his entire life as a diesel mechanic and they believe it was his exposures that caused this. He was stage 4 when diagnosed. Lived 8 months once given the news. I miss him so much.

  • @DrStefanCristianStanel

    @DrStefanCristianStanel

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm really sorry this happened. Thank you for your comment, something about the way you wrote it really struck me. I'm sorry you miss your dad. Take care

  • @halliehorn7523

    @halliehorn7523

    9 ай бұрын

    I’m so sorry for your loss. My dad was diagnosed in time to cure his (not stage 4). He passed from copd years later. I still miss him very much too. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

  • @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    7 ай бұрын

    Prayers 🙏

  • @Stephanie00311

    @Stephanie00311

    6 ай бұрын

    So sorry about your dad. My husband works as a car painter. Workers wear masks now but they still breathe in some paint fumes even if it's less. When he first began doing this type of job as a teenager workers didn't wear masks. He's now 58 so I wonder how much damage these paint fumes may have actually done to his lungs over the years. Plus, his dad died of lung cancer. I worry a lot about him but nothing can be done about it. He will either get it or he won't. I think genetics may play a part in some patients though and oddly enough, I've known a few people who've smoked for years and have never developed lung cancer. They ended up living until old age and dying of something else. Go figure.

  • @user-qf6mj3zn7v

    @user-qf6mj3zn7v

    6 ай бұрын

    Sorry for your loss.❤

  • @Danielle.neela.parsons
    @Danielle.neela.parsons8 ай бұрын

    Love and light to those dealing with cancer❤🙏I pray for ur healing.

  • @Mike-01234
    @Mike-0123410 ай бұрын

    I do know mind can play tricks on you. Friend passed away from cancer and I had this idea that pain my back was cancer. I went to my doctor told him about it wanted my liver scanned because I had been previously diagnosed with fatter liver. I went had an ultrasound and same diagnoses fatter liver the same day I got the results the back pain went away in that area. I figured out it was in my mind based on fear of cancer. We have to get over the fear of death and accept that it will be all our fate don't waste life minutes on fear. Nothing wrong with getting something checked out.

  • @raybrown2124

    @raybrown2124

    9 ай бұрын

    Q

  • @Floridalove5989
    @Floridalove59893 ай бұрын

    My dad just died 3 days ago from stage 4 lung cancer. He died within 3 weeks of his diagnosis. He was losing weight and was extremely tired for the past 6 months, and he had a cough. 😢😢 i miss him so much

  • @ginapolman4968

    @ginapolman4968

    3 ай бұрын

    ❤😢so sorry

  • @mellymelly1978

    @mellymelly1978

    3 ай бұрын

    Im sorry to hear this sending prayers your way. I’m actually going through this with my dad for the past year he has been going to the dr and they pretty much confirmed just now what I already figured but still have a week to wait for the black and white words to say he has lung cancer.

  • @MiguelCastillo-gc8ti

    @MiguelCastillo-gc8ti

    2 ай бұрын

    So sorry to hear my condolences to you

  • @robhorneman483

    @robhorneman483

    2 ай бұрын

    My wife Biancca died within 2 weeks after stg 4 diagnosis they finushed hoff with lethal chemo.she died an agonising death 79 % saturation afyer chemo 95% before chemo and heat rate doubled to 180 bpm..most hearybreaking and traumatising event ive ever watched 24/ 7 i was with here the treatments kill off the oatients ..go home ask for ixygen and start juicing organic lemons limes oranges vit c vit.c...fuck big ohsrma mass murdering bastards. She was mother too 4 and 3 bonus kids and grandchild..she was 51 never smoked nver drank..just a cough...

  • @alanmac8807

    @alanmac8807

    2 ай бұрын

    So sorry for your loss 🙏

  • @jarrahsmith6388
    @jarrahsmith63887 ай бұрын

    I had a tumour in my upper left lobe of lung that grew through my shoulder up into the the C2 vertebrae of spine. I worked 12 hours 5 days a week in deep sea crabbing and then a year of tree arborist so I consider that hard work. No shortness of breath ( 2 min 11 sec breath hold underwater ) fit and healthy but putting on weight. Lots of night sweats. Only found out about tumour because my elbow hurt a lot. CT MRI scans and doc gives me the bad news , Non Hodgkin's lymphoma, so not lung cancer just cancer in the lung. 6 administrations of chemo over 18 weeks and I'm fixed. 2 years in remission so far. And in Australia I didn't even have to pay any money at all for any of the treatments and medications and in Australia we don't even need insurance, just have to be born in the best country in the WORLD. Living the dream

  • @Ghostyfrost9688

    @Ghostyfrost9688

    6 ай бұрын

    So glad to hear you are cancer free and that your healthcare was covered :) Wishing you the BEST from USA!

  • @user-te5wy2ct3j

    @user-te5wy2ct3j

    5 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas!It seems you have all the gifts that you will ever need.Power to you for sticking with the treatments and kicking cancers ass.

  • @nann1804

    @nann1804

    3 ай бұрын

    God bless you! 🙏🏿

  • @sharonambrose8219

    @sharonambrose8219

    3 ай бұрын

    God is love

  • @sharonambrose8219

    @sharonambrose8219

    3 ай бұрын

    God is love

  • @pam164
    @pam1646 ай бұрын

    Poor Jenny Apple on here got lung cancer at 32, never smoked and was very healthy, she died few weeks ago at 35, left 2 small children behind. Tragic.

  • @RC-vv6nr

    @RC-vv6nr

    4 ай бұрын

    🙏

  • @destiny9705

    @destiny9705

    Ай бұрын

    I think about her so much and her husband and kids.

  • @SORROWS2
    @SORROWS25 ай бұрын

    My father passed away from Lung Cancer on Memorial day 2021. Went from 6 months to a week after diagnosed, it's definitely one of the hardest situations any family could go through. Personally, what helped with coping after was realizing that it takes a lot of time to heal from a loved one passing of lung cancer. Dont be afraid to ask for help also from a therapist, friend or even a neighbor. For 2 years I avoided the trauma and it only got worse from there, you're never in this alone!

  • @garymensurati1631

    @garymensurati1631

    5 ай бұрын

    Sorry for your loss blessings 🙏

  • @anhmather2849
    @anhmather284910 ай бұрын

    Good advices ! I am diagnosed with stage 4 Lung cancer, non-small cells. I was in denial for a while because I am a nonsmoker, healthy. I am now in the mid of chemo and immunotherapy. I am now advanced to think about how people die from LC (in specific) rather than how I got here.

  • @johnnylawrence7232

    @johnnylawrence7232

    9 ай бұрын

    Im Sorry for your Situation,,,,, How old were you when you got diagnosed ?

  • @vrv3871

    @vrv3871

    9 ай бұрын

    I hope you doing good🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @user-nn4sp1vw3s

    @user-nn4sp1vw3s

    7 ай бұрын

    Not the cigarette is the problems..is gene mutations...do to Twisted Imparment since BC times and systems Lazy with Fake royals...just this ..sorry ..for your stage 4 ....not cigarette is issue ....is a bigger problem here .. that systems finds hard to deal with ....fake royals and twisted since BC times ... I am sorry..... Not sure why they can't change direction...in time ? Why they didn't train army and police to know how to change direction...and look for hazard risks of increasing gene mutations...I Battle to save patients and people....I got this wall of toxic unhealthy environment...and is just so hard to get Systems to Move ...

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    7 ай бұрын

    How is your home’s radon level?

  • @scottrippy8857

    @scottrippy8857

    7 ай бұрын

    There is a video on you tube called dog wormer and cancer,it’s a news interview and get the book called the cure for all cancers by dr Hilda Clark it will be the blue covered book,and you’ll see why dog wormer works,when you go through the book,

  • @davidyemm7910
    @davidyemm79103 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the most honest and informative video I have ever seen on this subject.

  • @jamespucciarelli6538
    @jamespucciarelli65388 ай бұрын

    Thank You Dr. Stanel for this very informative video. I wake up in middle of the night and it was painful to breath on the left side of my back. I am a smoker for 50+ years. After about an hour it seemed to get less painful so I will lay back down and see what happenes. Again, TY !!!

  • @annalucinda8273
    @annalucinda82732 ай бұрын

    You are a wonderful, calming source of information. Thank you so much.

  • @SyncWithAditya
    @SyncWithAditya6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your existence doctor. Google is not the right place to search for anything. It tells just tells you you're sick whereas videos like you did helps people like me to understand it what exactly this disease is. Thank you again

  • @Liyaxs

    @Liyaxs

    5 күн бұрын

    youtube /google are both channels of info. we need to use the information that applies and let the rest fly.

  • @milisabesiris8014
    @milisabesiris80149 ай бұрын

    I appreciate this information thank you

  • @Christynmaine
    @Christynmaine3 ай бұрын

    I appreciate the words of caution about getting medical advice via the internet. So true. But I think a fair number of us are following up the brief talks we’ve had with our doctors. For me, my nodule and granulomas were found unexpectedly while being screened for surgery clearance. Now I’m being scheduled for a PET scan and that has me worried. None of the symptoms you mention, but I am in my seventies, so maybe my age is the reason for the PET scan.

  • @user-xm2ft6bx7c
    @user-xm2ft6bx7c9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this information because I've currently been so worried about a loved one with asthma currently coughing blood

  • @crocadoodle7101

    @crocadoodle7101

    3 ай бұрын

    Asthmatics don’t usually cough up blood to my knowledge. An appointment with a doctor seems prudent.

  • @flemingmeendee6917
    @flemingmeendee69174 ай бұрын

    Got it, thanks for the update. I'll contact the clinic and make the transfer request on your behalf.

  • @mexicancowboy
    @mexicancowboyАй бұрын

    Gran vídeo, informativo, nuevo suscriptor.

  • @KenHorse2
    @KenHorse27 ай бұрын

    I was lucky - my cancer was found early, during a CT scan for something else. Hada right lower lobectomy - 2 cm adenocarcinoma and 13 excised lymph nodes were all clear. Staged as 1a

  • @odiaknowledgehubranjit4985

    @odiaknowledgehubranjit4985

    6 күн бұрын

    Bro what was your symptoms

  • @futureskeletons66669
    @futureskeletons666693 күн бұрын

    My mother died of non squamous cell carcinoma of the lung at 51 in 2009. She said it first presented with mild cold symptoms. She smoked from the age of 14. I smoked for 20 yrs and quit in 09. I'm currently 49 and for the last 2 weeks I've had very mild cold/bronchial symptoms.

  • @samreenahmad9264
    @samreenahmad92645 ай бұрын

    Very good doctor. Doesn't scare people away, but makes sure that people should consult doctor to be sure.

  • @DrStefanCristianStanel

    @DrStefanCristianStanel

    4 ай бұрын

    thanks, that's exactly how I was hoping this would come across

  • @richardwagner8775
    @richardwagner87759 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Doctor, for taking time to explain to us new cancer patients. We are scarred and confused, as you know. Your speaking is comforting. I hope my team of Doctors will be as positive and caring as you.

  • @DrStefanCristianStanel

    @DrStefanCristianStanel

    9 ай бұрын

    best of luck to you!

  • @anuiliamoon

    @anuiliamoon

    7 ай бұрын

    Hello. I am not a doctor but If I have cancer I want you to know that taking your body back to its alkaline state can help u severely. It can minimize growth of cancer cells radically and even reverse it! How to make ur body alkaline? Stop eating cooked food totally Eat only raw organic food especially greens. It may sound weird but pls listen. The human body is made to be alkaline, once u put food on fire it becomes acidic! A baby on breast milk has an alkaline body which is very hard for any dis ease to thrive in. I believe if u do the following it will help you more than any medicine. Pls do ur research. 1 cut out sugar and salt totally for now 2 eat only vegetables and fruitsAfter a month u can start eating salmon over the weekends only . 3 get enough sunlight as sunlight heals 4speak positivity and healing into your good and water before u consume 5if you are on meds fine continue but make sure YOU CHANGE ALL YOU EAT INSTANTKY ESPECIALLY EATING ONLY RAW ORGANIC FOOD🙏🏽 Declutter ur space and avoid any negativity

  • @ericahalmai8490
    @ericahalmai84905 ай бұрын

    Thank you doctor , your informative video , God bless 🇦🇺🙏🍀💕

  • @timothyjones7907
    @timothyjones790726 күн бұрын

    I’m so sorry to anyone here that has had to go through something like this

  • @WestONwrld.
    @WestONwrld.7 ай бұрын

    you really cured my anxiety thanks so much Dr. Stefan

  • @mukunthanselvam5664
    @mukunthanselvam56646 ай бұрын

    Well done doctor

  • @tommygreist9560
    @tommygreist95602 ай бұрын

    Dude....I wish you all the best and I'll be praying for you.

  • @scarletthoxie5589
    @scarletthoxie55893 ай бұрын

    Very good!!!! 🎉😊

  • @idleProm
    @idleProm9 ай бұрын

    Thanks doctor am 34 years old but am always worried about lung cancer

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    7 ай бұрын

    Why?

  • @maychua4398
    @maychua43987 ай бұрын

    Thank you Doctor for your kind ❤, informative video on lungs🙏. Initially I had pleural thickening on one side of the lung ...then I was told I had black patches on two lungs after X ray done. Whenever I coughed, it would last for nearly half a year or more and parts of my body would ached so much. Like what you mentioned, I always feared I had lung cancer.

  • @bobhill8974

    @bobhill8974

    6 ай бұрын

    I have a lot of pain which started in the right shoulder blade area.The pain now reaches down into my hips. When I cough and especially when I sneeze the pain is so bad it feels like my longs are exploding especially in the back.

  • @maychua4398

    @maychua4398

    6 ай бұрын

    @@bobhill8974 I had acute pain at my upper back often if I started coughing.. Sometimes it would be on chest. Like u ..pain was so bad I was so distressed and helpless. I tried rubbing the area with tiger balm white ointment daily or put a KefenTech Plaster (manufactured in Korea) over it. The plaster was good to relieve pain, given to me by a doctor of hospital for my other health tissues then. I could get them from pharamcies too. Hope u perhaps might try to see if it helped. It would take few days to stop the pain though. Had a good blessed week ahead!

  • @garymensurati1631
    @garymensurati16315 ай бұрын

    Thank you 👍

  • @deechr1602
    @deechr16024 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!!!!

  • @MnemonicHack
    @MnemonicHack7 ай бұрын

    Cancer is strange like that. My great grandparents smoked from their early teens up till their 80s, and never had cancers that their body couldn't take care of. I got leukemia at 31. Not lung cancer, but cancer nonetheless.

  • @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    7 ай бұрын

    Prayers 🙏

  • @greggnaughton3132

    @greggnaughton3132

    6 ай бұрын

    Just a guess but your grandparents most likely eat the best organic clean food all there lives

  • @greggnaughton3132

    @greggnaughton3132

    6 ай бұрын

    My mom passed @ 68yr 7 months after shoulder MRI. Now I have same symptoms at 41. Waiting on results ATM

  • @greggnaughton3132

    @greggnaughton3132

    5 ай бұрын

    My mom passed just before Christmas 2019 at the young age of 67. I recently had to go for an MRI myself thinking it was the same thing that killed my mother but luckily it's not. Try not to jump to conclusions like I did. Take care your in my prayers. Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    @JoyYacobacci-tx4xu

    5 ай бұрын

    @greggnaughton3132 prayers 🙏, I've bn diagnosed, lung cancer an other places also ,doing chemotherapy, scared 😱 😭

  • @michaelhammack310
    @michaelhammack310 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve vaped for almost 10 years and smoked cigarettes off and on during that time. I’m scheduling a check up with my doc since I havent been in for a long time. Hoping that they can help with the anxiety of me constantly thinking I have cancer.

  • @tensaijay19

    @tensaijay19

    Жыл бұрын

    Any updates?

  • @janasali821

    @janasali821

    9 ай бұрын

    Stop vaping please 🙏

  • @IntelligentElephant

    @IntelligentElephant

    9 ай бұрын

    Any updates?!

  • @ffle4752

    @ffle4752

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@tensaijay19no

  • @SoloForTruth

    @SoloForTruth

    5 ай бұрын

    Updates? Did you die?

  • @TbagginsMcGeee
    @TbagginsMcGeee10 ай бұрын

    Ive had an almost sudden onset of shallow breathing and easy loss of breath. Im nervous

  • @ScariestWhispers

    @ScariestWhispers

    10 ай бұрын

    praying for you bro 🙏

  • @intrigantial3448

    @intrigantial3448

    10 ай бұрын

    this may be anxiety

  • @selenaannesmith1604

    @selenaannesmith1604

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm thinking panic attack and anxiety I suffer the same its horrible so I know how your feeling try to stay calm its not easy

  • @halliehorn7523

    @halliehorn7523

    9 ай бұрын

    As he said in the video, have a dr check it out. Even if it is just anxiety, there are treatments for that that can help decrease or get rid of those symptoms. I’ve suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for many years, but most of the time my medication controls it. Hope everything works out well for you.

  • @cindybain6054
    @cindybain60548 ай бұрын

    How often does COPD emphysema and bronchitis and asthma turn into lung cancer ?

  • @FeHopeCyndiW
    @FeHopeCyndiW23 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the sensible video. What are your thoughts on the current guidelines for follow-up for nodules? At least here in the US, they don't seem to follow up. My doctor recommended that I see a pulmonologist when multiple lung nodules were found incidentally on my CT (was there for chest pain). I saw the pulmonologist and he said that they were small (4 mm), so there was no need to follow up with current guidelines. (Not even another CT in a year.) I never smoked, but I did nerve agent detection defense work for the USG as a chemist; I have been around carcinogens. Being a scientist, I looked up the stats and I am not sure if I am comfortable with that, particularly given the upper lobe location. My husband died from fibrolamellar cancer, which is ultra rare, so our young daughter only has one parent left. It has definitely made me more conscious of my health.(I am an Ironman-distance triathlete, but I learned long ago that health and fitness are not the same!) I am wondering if not following up is really in the best interest of the patients or the insurance companies dictating medicine in the US. (Much like the recent decision to change mammograms from annually to every 2 years here.)

  • @Animusapertus
    @Animusapertus9 ай бұрын

    For the last few days ive had more of a burning sensation and discomfort in my lungs or chest. I use an e cigarette like all day long i'm going to get a patch soon and try to stop. No coughing at all but just discomfort and a very light burning sensation. Hope everyone stays well! Man nicotine is hard to quit eh

  • @Khopotso.Lutre1936

    @Khopotso.Lutre1936

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm experiencing similar pain

  • @Wpg204wpg

    @Wpg204wpg

    6 ай бұрын

    Ya guys , get rid of the vapes and ecigs . Bad news .

  • @angeline12345
    @angeline123459 ай бұрын

    I have smoked heavy for 48 years. Last year they found spots I get colds 2-4 times year. He suspected lung cancer. He was so certain I had the tests and Pneumonia eventually cleared up. They did a CT assistant biopsy one and I never went back. I figured they were wrong. I do have problems coughing and use several symptoms but I was tested and they weren’t concerned so I guess I’m one of the lucky ones so far.

  • @DrStefanCristianStanel

    @DrStefanCristianStanel

    9 ай бұрын

    sound like good news

  • @user-nn4sp1vw3s

    @user-nn4sp1vw3s

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes sure ..just as I said ..as is gene mutations...your cigarette isn't issue here. ..The risk is bigger.... is deeper than systems can cope ..or they don't want? ..is a twisted impairment since BC times and plus fake royals ... whatever good for you ..good luck ..

  • @dianekarslian8419
    @dianekarslian84199 ай бұрын

    My mother smoked around me for 20 years until I went on and smoke myself. I quit at 47. I've had RAI twice in my teens. I had thyroid cancer and recently skin cancer. The thyroid cancer had spread to one of my right laryngeal nerves so there are a few complications. I have some pulmonary aspiration at times. I can't breathe as good as I used to. I've had RAI twice in my teens. My husband has had thyroid cancer as well. Why is it like I'm asking too much from my primary physician. She gave me an Rx for an inhaler and said that I would have to see a Pulmonologist if it doesn't help. She said it's probably just long Covid. I did not cough or sneeze. I had a mild case?Why is it that if anyone asked for my advice in my situation, I would tell them to see a doctor and get a scan. Demand one. What's the worst that could happen you already or don't already have lung cancer. Excuse me while I request an appointment.

  • @jeffreyedwards767

    @jeffreyedwards767

    7 ай бұрын

    Poor people hate life ,,doctors ,god

  • @bw5020
    @bw50206 ай бұрын

    As a pot smoker who will be switching to edibles, I want to just see what to look for. It's pess fear and more frame of reference after seeing brown phlegm one morining. Your voice is comfortable. Going to look into a check up for more assurity.

  • @I.E.P.U.
    @I.E.P.U.10 ай бұрын

    Am o programare la un scan pentru inima.o sa-mi poate vedea si plamanii in acelasi scan? Raman tot timpul fara aer si sunt mereu foarte obosita.Multumesc

  • @nekeb5421
    @nekeb54212 ай бұрын

    Please make a video about the link to radon in lung cancer.

  • @jomiarts6677
    @jomiarts667710 ай бұрын

    Is CT chest use only to detect cancer or anything else?

  • @florencekoekemoer2355
    @florencekoekemoer23558 ай бұрын

    Dr I have enfesemia I tried to stop smoking and had fits I believe that I can have a heart attract so I must have it tested and I am afraid cause I don't want to know when the is my time to go thanks for your advice

  • @user-cd2yt3fs5b
    @user-cd2yt3fs5bАй бұрын

    I am a 58 female , I smoke but ready to quit I have had chest pain shoulder pain generally get bronchitis I think I get lung flareups if there is such a thing as I get to feeling not well at all and very, very tired or exhausted . I get short of breath and lately I I experienced waking up sweaty a little bit. They're sweating later after getting ready for work just seems odd to me. I'm sure if I should get it checked or not but I did ask to check to see if I have COPD.

  • @rokogunh9117
    @rokogunh911710 ай бұрын

    My heart just keeps Thanking you and God bless you Dr Igho for all you have done for me, you gave me your words that you could heal any sickness or Disease, thank you for permanently curing me of my cancer after i came across your Channel, you are amazing

  • @nkratochvil122
    @nkratochvil12210 ай бұрын

    When its located in the peripheral posterior of the lower lobe can that be whats causing some pain in my back/ side? Theres quite a bit going on in my right lung ...but that area is really quite painful at times. Waiting to see pulmonologist. Because I have quit a bit of ggo with nodules mostly centilobulor and they have grown a lil with quite a bit of consolidation in the upper lobe a cavitation vs an air bronchogram connected to the centilobulor ggo's and right hilar nodular consolidation...mostly just loosing weight and some shortness of breath whit regular activity...fingers crossed

  • @siddharthvj1

    @siddharthvj1

    3 ай бұрын

    hows you right now ? please reply if you see the comment

  • @cyrussait5236
    @cyrussait5236Ай бұрын

    Not much chance of seeing a doctor in the uk

  • @imgonewiththewindfab
    @imgonewiththewindfab7 ай бұрын

    I will still prefer a supportive doctor over a dismissive doctor, they have to listen to what I complain and do the necessary steps to determine the cause, not the downplaying advice , some of them don't want to maximize your health insurance for expensive tests.

  • @constantinst3189
    @constantinst3189Ай бұрын

    I have pain in the right chest and back for 5 and started getting a little scared. Only occurre when I moved my head forward. It’s probably just a sore muscle or some nerve that’s going crazy but just can’t get it ouf of my head.

  • @user-il4jc5yd6c
    @user-il4jc5yd6c6 ай бұрын

    Having been a smoker about 2-3 months ago i developed a heavy cough and i couldn't know what I've had so i mannaged to get some strong cough mixture but i also had pain on my chest and for some reason the pain wasn't there for long but due to the coughing it was like a cold cough so I've concluded that all in all that I've had a cold on my chest and that's where my pain in the chest come from and eventually the coughing finished and then i was ok. So with a chest pain it's not necessary a singh of lung cancer but could be a cold on the chest.😊

  • @LadyD1979
    @LadyD1979Ай бұрын

    Thinking about breast cancer metastasis to the lung . Are the same symptoms?

  • @Wanderingsoul520
    @Wanderingsoul520Ай бұрын

    Someone please help me out. It started with chest tightness which later progressed to non productive cough with heavy irritation in my throat and then to wheezing and mucus production. I went to pulmonologist he said I had mild copd, but this cough wont go away. I am fine pretty much the whole day with coughing once or twice but as soon as night comes chest tightness wheezing and cough with itritation in throat returns. Now I am having anxiety as I had nothing like this in my life before.

  • @ynnej665
    @ynnej6656 ай бұрын

    Im 50 yrs old, non smoker, no cough, Accidental findings found a 15mm nodules in upper middle lobe of my right lungs. The middle lobe lateral segment opacity w/c has mixed attenuation & central cavity(4mm). August i had ct scan, OCt 31 was my 2nd ct scan & the nodule is likely stable. But the Ct result says that this type of lesion is concerning for adenomatous spectrum of neoplasia. I had PET Scan 3 days ago. What is your opinion of this Doc? Thank you❤

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @Wales-forever
    @Wales-forever8 ай бұрын

    I have interstitial lung disease and a 9mm gg nodule ... I cant walk to the next room without getting sob and demand for oxygen is too much ... I also have other symptoms closely matched to carcinoid syndrome and heart failure

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @nettierateliff355
    @nettierateliff35514 күн бұрын

    I have a small nodule on my right lung , i have had about 3 CT scan, no change its has been more then 3 years no change, not big enough for biopsy

  • @bartidojohnruwelb.7936
    @bartidojohnruwelb.79368 ай бұрын

    Im actually worried so i got here in this video. I don't have persistent cough, doesn't have shortness of breath since i can even play basketball for 4 hours straight, and i don't have any symptoms except coughing up blood. I cough blood and then feel well again, i mean no following coughs, and then it happen again the next day. I am thinking if this maybe because of throat injury or what since i have no issue in my lungs

  • @charliegirl123

    @charliegirl123

    6 ай бұрын

    Definitely get a checkup. Let the doctors know of your symptoms. ✌️

  • @chinitopinoy1726

    @chinitopinoy1726

    4 ай бұрын

    Did you get checked?

  • @suzanneswift1
    @suzanneswift17 ай бұрын

    Hi doctor and other viewers, I've recently had a cold and I coughed up droplets of blood. I told my doctor immediately and he sent me for a Chest Xray.. He has recently comtacted me again to say I must take a course of antibiotics as I have a colonised infection on my lungs, and that I need a CT scan. I asked if it could be cancer and he said if it is, its best to catch it early. Is this likely and does anyome know what a colonised lung infection is? I can't find much that I understand on the internet. Thanks for reading.

  • @elvespresley2282

    @elvespresley2282

    Ай бұрын

    It's likely just an infection.

  • @coles7811
    @coles781110 ай бұрын

    I’ve had excessive throat clearing with mucus for years. Been to ENT, he claimed hay fever. Now I’ve got a cough, on and off, for two years. Sometimes it stops for a few weeks, or even a month, then comes back. I think it’s lung cancer or COPD.

  • @ROSEMARY-mb2fb

    @ROSEMARY-mb2fb

    10 ай бұрын

    @coles7811 I had the same symptoms & mis-diagnosed. I finally had a Bronchoscopy and diagnosed with Tracheobronchomalacia.

  • @janpierzchala2004

    @janpierzchala2004

    9 ай бұрын

    allergy

  • @coles7811

    @coles7811

    9 ай бұрын

    @@janpierzchala2004 It did end up being an allergy, after years of avoiding the doctor, i took claritin and it stopped -.-

  • @dianehess5520

    @dianehess5520

    9 ай бұрын

    Get a cat scan so you can have peace of mind.

  • @marybehan4347

    @marybehan4347

    6 ай бұрын

    True

  • @carmen6693
    @carmen66937 ай бұрын

    3 days ago I got chest ct results. I have 0.4cm nodule in the left lower lobe, 0.3cm nodule in the superior left lobe, and 0.3cm nodule in the right upper lobe. Ive had shoulder and hip pain for about 1 yr. And in the last 6 months ive had a strange swelling above the left breast, somewhat painful. Enlarged lymph nodes on both sides of my neck and heaviness in my throat. Also have back pain. I was a smoker for 20 yrs and im 51. I know this all sounds like im doomed but could the multiple nodules be from anything else?

  • @klleeful

    @klleeful

    7 ай бұрын

    Dont speculate and self diagnose. The mind can play tricks on you. Seek professional advice. Its most probably just granulomas. Maybe its a blessing in disguise. The final nudge for you to quit smoking for good.

  • @carmen6693

    @carmen6693

    7 ай бұрын

    @klleeful I really hope that's the case. And it's definitely been what I needed to quit smoking. Thank you for your response, it helped me feel better. I'm trying to stay positive until my appointment. Thanks so much ❤️

  • @squirrellvr79

    @squirrellvr79

    2 ай бұрын

    Did you get the results? Hope it's all ok

  • @650038haig
    @650038haig10 ай бұрын

    30 years old smoke and vape for 5 years and now i have on going cough with mucus sometimes coughing fits bring on nauseous feelings and i puke wheezing is anothwr symptom and attacks of mucus in the noise all these symptoms of going on for year the on going cough is thr main symptom I was told I had bronchitis sometimes I feel like it's more than

  • @dianehess5520

    @dianehess5520

    9 ай бұрын

    You know you have to stop vaping, you can seriously harm your lungs. Why take that chance!

  • @dalerayguynes301
    @dalerayguynes3016 ай бұрын

    My stepdad was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 3 months ago he seemed healthy and happy until he was officially diagnosed and over night he started going downhill but 2 days before he was diagnosed he seemed healthy and he was working then he was officially diagnosed and that is when he started to debilitating

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @samjarrett5905
    @samjarrett59059 ай бұрын

    Good god but the same symptoms of copd enferzema i dont know iv got to go to get a checkup😮

  • @LogmanJike-yn4py
    @LogmanJike-yn4py6 ай бұрын

    Hello im having a cough about 6 months now .. its wet and full of mucus all day ! I smoke 8 years now but 5 reguraly.. the doct gave me anntibiotic, blockers but nothing also when it start i had a left shoulder pain now from 2 months its gone .. i had an XRay but everything is fine they told me 😞 when im anxious i have a pain in my chest i am afraid 😔

  • @chinitopinoy1726

    @chinitopinoy1726

    4 ай бұрын

    Did you get a diagnosis?

  • @edwardsfamilychannel5807
    @edwardsfamilychannel580711 ай бұрын

    Dr stefan i have a question, every morning i wake up blood in my spit from my mouth, my doctor doesn't seem to concerned, where could this blood be coming from ? This morning when i cleared my throat evidence of blood. I don't produce any blood throughout the day and it only happens after ive been asleep i feel im losing my mind with worry

  • @SidneySmith678

    @SidneySmith678

    11 ай бұрын

    Might be Drainage from your sinuses. Do you have allergies?

  • @edwardsfamilychannel5807

    @edwardsfamilychannel5807

    11 ай бұрын

    @@SidneySmith678 I do have allergies but not often, I had a nose bleed last night but I'm unsure if this is related

  • @meshell1399

    @meshell1399

    11 ай бұрын

    This happed to me too..my Dr said I had a ruptured taste bud in my throat.this was were the blood was coming from...and he said it was coming from my teeth..because I had a few broken teeth in my mouth.

  • @TbagginsMcGeee

    @TbagginsMcGeee

    10 ай бұрын

    Gums maybe?

  • @vikkibrown2023

    @vikkibrown2023

    9 ай бұрын

    @edwardsfamilychannel5807~~Hi there, If you are spitting up blood or coughing up blood, even just a little and maybe just a few times is a reason for concern~~GO SEE A DOCTOR!!!...Also, get a second opinion because most Dr.s today suck~~Good luck and God Bless~~😁😁😁

  • @rahulmehara6381
    @rahulmehara63816 ай бұрын

    I having chest pain and shoulder pain with wheezing ..i had chest xray its fine my spirometer test is also normal my age is 26 do i need chest ct scans for lung cancer i am afraid too beacuse its been 15 days i am on medication but still its not working.. basically when i am smoking its worsens

  • @MahadevComputerAcademy703

    @MahadevComputerAcademy703

    Ай бұрын

    How r u ??

  • @peterlawrence6815
    @peterlawrence68157 ай бұрын

    I know many non smokers who have died from lung cancer not that rare

  • @bonniebon7335
    @bonniebon73358 ай бұрын

    because I was a smoker my doctor doesn’t care. Says shelll send me to pulmonary but they never call

  • @MUSSAHKASIM-wj1bl
    @MUSSAHKASIM-wj1bl2 ай бұрын

    I dont what happing to me my mucus i clear white more than a 4 month and also.wheezing and stuffy nose i dont i thought that is a allergic but its not i take myedice i dont know its can of crepy cough sometime i have a plegm sound in my lungs but i dont have a cough sometime i dony know huhuhuh😫

  • @marjodorsonnens8107
    @marjodorsonnens81072 ай бұрын

    I was diagnosed with IPF 1 year ago. Is it normal to spit blood in the morning?

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @sallyostling
    @sallyostling11 ай бұрын

    I just saw my ex MIL. She was a 50 year smoker and says she has 2 masses in her lungs, not cancer. How??

  • @dianehess5520

    @dianehess5520

    9 ай бұрын

    I have 2 nodules that so far are benign.

  • @clairebeever3038
    @clairebeever30386 ай бұрын

    It’s not so rare at all in younger people now … nor is it smoking I know many who don’t smoke who have lung cancer ! I have cancer myself

  • @zarakhan7820
    @zarakhan7820 Жыл бұрын

    My doctor said I had lung cancer they removed my upper right lobe and now they are saying I don't and its TB. I can not trust my doctor he keeps getting it wrong. Please help me

  • @dianehess5520

    @dianehess5520

    9 ай бұрын

    You need to see another doctor for your peace of mind .

  • @flowerpower4065

    @flowerpower4065

    9 ай бұрын

    I’m so sorry, what in the hell is wrong with doctors and all their misinformation and misdiagnoses and even worse they don’t even care and aren’t even concerned about your health .

  • @fernanaturdidoaturdido8830

    @fernanaturdidoaturdido8830

    8 ай бұрын

    Mam, whst type of surgery did ur surgeon used in ur lungs? How expensive it is?

  • @therewdy4038
    @therewdy40383 ай бұрын

    does LC cause a smell in you nose

  • @angeline12345
    @angeline123459 ай бұрын

    But my body feels sore head to toe still but I guess age arthritis 🤷🏼‍♀️ so unfair a none smoker gets it. It feels like guilty because I’m the smoker and other than feeling crapy. No cancer. 48 years of smoking

  • @kandiceblu1
    @kandiceblu16 ай бұрын

    No there's a lot of people that have never smoked never nothing and they get lung cancer doctor said once if "you have lungs you can get lung cancer"

  • @helengill4785
    @helengill47859 ай бұрын

    God in control

  • @JunkyVideos
    @JunkyVideos3 ай бұрын

    Is it likely for asthmatic patients to get lungs cancer?

  • @ConnieA1262

    @ConnieA1262

    28 күн бұрын

    No.

  • @tamboerrosally1897
    @tamboerrosally18975 ай бұрын

    I was coughing blood today not alot tho but I worry

  • @sangeethanarayanan6723
    @sangeethanarayanan6723Ай бұрын

    Lung cancer can be in youngsters due to their eating habit or the environment where they are though they are non alcoholic or non smokers. We are living in all types of polluted world. Right Doctor ?

  • @cindybain6054
    @cindybain60542 ай бұрын

    Been diagnosed with everything except lung cancer including lung nodules

  • @ncbluegrassevents1984
    @ncbluegrassevents19847 ай бұрын

    Three non smokers in our small 50 members church got lung cancer One was 79 skinny non smoker vegetarian walker The second was a 42 year old non smoker Third one in 70’s had a medical condition unrelated and accidental found out kidney cancer. 2-3 years later now has Mets to lungs

  • @sandilobianco6734

    @sandilobianco6734

    3 ай бұрын

    Did you find out what all 3 had in common, to get lung cancer? Maybe something in the water or environment?

  • @lillsjul
    @lillsjul9 ай бұрын

    Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve's wife. Young, nonsmoker.

  • @sophievangeel7639
    @sophievangeel76398 ай бұрын

    My mom has longcancers stage 4 now in februari it was stage 1-2. And now 4. Grow so so fast no therapy or fhings belaste the tumor was to big in de first place and ashe Has alzheimer to going to lose her soon 😢😢😢

  • @priyanka...sharma

    @priyanka...sharma

    2 ай бұрын

    May God give you strength 😢

  • @AUTOBOTGTA

    @AUTOBOTGTA

    Ай бұрын

    We all have a day stay blessed and keep a smile on your face ! God gave us life with the promise of death ! Be happy my brother under the sun you are loved

  • @BrittKatSlat
    @BrittKatSlat5 ай бұрын

    I dont think it’s exceedingly rare to get non smoking lung cancer. Women of childbearing years, are getting Non smoking lung cancer at staggering rates.

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Before or after the jab ?.

  • @springsogourne
    @springsogourne10 ай бұрын

    Why can’t i just go get an X-ray on my own if I’m willing to pay for it myself?

  • @lesleebrown6079

    @lesleebrown6079

    9 ай бұрын

    Ask for the Spiral CT. It's a special scan just to detect lung cancer. Here in St. Louis it's about $400. My insurance will cover mine so I'm getting my here shortly

  • @sylviabernadas1570
    @sylviabernadas15707 ай бұрын

    Hello Dr. ..My husband just passed away due to lung cancer..it was diagnosed very late to have stage 4 cancer..he was a smoker and a driver mechanic during his active work as a soldier..yes upon watching your video all the symptoms you have mention but he just let himself never minding the cough he experienced and just took medicine without prescriptions..when I asked him to consult the doctor but he just ignored it..when he experienced shortness of breath we brought him to the hospital and after staying there for 4 weeks a biopsy was conducted and there the result was stage 4 lung cancer and he passed away immediately after the result was given..If I have watched this video before he died maybe he was still cured and prolonged his life..

  • @charliegirl123

    @charliegirl123

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm so sorry for your loss. Did he have other symptoms?

  • @sylviabernadas1570

    @sylviabernadas1570

    6 ай бұрын

    @@charliegirl123 yes..he easily weaken and got short of his breathing..his visions become blurry..

  • @JonCurtin

    @JonCurtin

    4 ай бұрын

    did he take the covid boosters?

  • @J3RiC3LL
    @J3RiC3LL3 ай бұрын

    Also if you have chest pain or trouble breathing or wheezing it’s most likely asthma not cancer so don’t get a heart attack

  • @filipealvinegro211
    @filipealvinegro21110 ай бұрын

    Hi Doc. I'm 50 years old, I've smoked on and off since i was 16, the past 2 years i quit cigarettes and passed on to vape. May this year i caught covid 19 and since then i frequently experience sharp pain in my lungs. I don't know if these pains are related with having had covid or something more sinister. My father passed away 4 years ago from lung cancer. Please help.

  • @Mike-01234

    @Mike-01234

    10 ай бұрын

    Don't pass up this opportunity to quit smoking and vaping. I'm about the same age as you I grew up in a house full of smokers never picked up the habit. I can understand why our age range did because it was so common in the 1970's and 80s. Go see a doctor get it checked out tell them you want a CT scan of the lungs. My best friend a long-term smoker had a bad heart attack in 2019 left him with 20-30% of his heart at age 67. He continued to smoke went downhill fast. Good luck

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @helengill4785
    @helengill47859 ай бұрын

    I got to do a test I don't smoke our drink

  • @hss5232
    @hss52329 ай бұрын

    I have left side chest pain and left side back pain when I wake up with persistent caugh for last 2 years but no doctors can identify what it is😢 pain lasts for 3/4 hours in the morning

  • @KabinGurung-wl8wi

    @KabinGurung-wl8wi

    9 ай бұрын

    I do have same pain

  • @rayaisella6562

    @rayaisella6562

    9 ай бұрын

    Have you had CT scan?

  • @user-pg9sg7ov4l
    @user-pg9sg7ov4l2 ай бұрын

    Words really won't be enough to appreciate you *Dr KOSUN,* thank you so much for curing me.😊❤

  • @RotalHenricsson
    @RotalHenricsson3 ай бұрын

    I've had a really bad cough since before christmas ( bit over 2 months at this point) and it just doesn't go away. Had a lung x-ray today, got my results back on the same day; Shadows and spots. Friday afternoon my GP isn't open anymore so i'm going to have to wait til Monday (got an appointment in the morning) to hear *anything* from an actual doctor. In the meantime i've been googling and youtubing my results and to my layman's eyes it looks like i'm either lucking out with a pneumonia - or a tumor. (Well, "growth", benign or evil.) Normally i'd chalk my rather unpleasant thoughts up to being a pessimist... but in Jannuary i spent ten days in a hospital for a bodywide infection caused by a gal bladder stone and i was pumped full of antibiotics several times each day. Cough didn't change. Meanwhile Grandfather: died of cancer Great Aunt: died of cancer Other Great Aunt: currently dieing from cancer Great Uncle: died of cancer Mother: died of cancer Grandmother: unsure about this one but i seem to recall either cancer or a heart attack. Point is: imma gonna have a *real* shit weekend. Oddly enough my main thought is: if it IS lung cancer an entire hospital would have missed it for ten days despite me coughing up a storm louder than the Covid Rooms next door without it getting any better. Like, the cough isn't new, if this is something bad *surely* my bloodwork would've shown something right? Right. Gonna pretend it's gonna be just an infection and go from there if i'm told otherwise. Just. MAN. Shit like that. ALWAYS on the weekend. ...and i don't really want to talk about it to anyone before i know what's up. And yet i need to vent. 2024 starts like it's trying to kill me off for good which i'm not even terribly against but ffs can't we just have me fall over quick and painless :/

  • @Floridalove5989

    @Floridalove5989

    3 ай бұрын

    How are you? Did you get to talk to a doctor? I'm praying for you

  • @angelofrancisosea132

    @angelofrancisosea132

    2 ай бұрын

    How are you doing?

  • @JH-nj8up

    @JH-nj8up

    2 ай бұрын

    I pray you will not have anything serious, and can get the treatment you need to get better.🙏🏼❤️

  • @destiny9705

    @destiny9705

    Ай бұрын

    Praying everything went ok!

  • @RotalHenricsson

    @RotalHenricsson

    Ай бұрын

    @@destiny9705 sort of, it was a lung infection, rather a clingy one at that; i am *still* coughing out the rest of it. And the appointment with the lung doctor returned a potential case of Asthma which we're looking at now which is... not amazing but fuck it, it's not cancer, i'll take it

  • @user-pg9sg7ov4l
    @user-pg9sg7ov4l2 ай бұрын

    Words really won't be enough to appreciate you *Dr KOSUN,* thank you so much for curing me.🌹

  • @helengill4785
    @helengill47859 ай бұрын

    Ok I is 64

  • @vishalchaudhary-nf6gr
    @vishalchaudhary-nf6gr5 ай бұрын

    Heartfelt gratitude to Planet Ayurveda for their unwavering commitment to cancer patients. The impact of their medicine is beyond words-truly life-altering.

  • @shaunh5316
    @shaunh53168 ай бұрын

    I am not a doctor, but am a never smoker with lung cancer. I just thought I would add a few extra comments, which may be of benefit to readers. Whilst (at least in the UK) around 80% - 85% of lung cancers are believed to have been caused by smoking, the other 15% - 20% of lung cancers occur in people often with no or a light smoking history. Many of those lung cancers are a result of a gene mutation. In the UK, the most common of these are EGFR and ALK, although there are many rarer ones, such as ROS1 and RET fusion. There are no known causes, although recent research has implicated PM2.5 pollution with increased rates of EGFR. People with these gene mutations often present at a much younger age than smoking-related lung cancers. The majority of us for ALK are in our 40s and 50s. It gets a bit rarer in people in their 30s and 60s and even rarer in 20s and 70s. It is extremely rare in children / teenagers and people over 80, with the median age at diagnosis for EGFR being a little older, at about 65. The majority (something like 60%) are female. Any ethnicity can be affected, although there is some evidence of increased prevalence in people of Far Eastern ethnicities. Symptoms mirror those for smoking lung cancers - such as a cough that remains for several weeks, breathlessness, coughing up blood and weight loss. However, there is some evidence that non-smoking lung cancers have increased rates of shoulder, scapula or back pain being the presenting symptom. Since many of us are fit and healthy for our age, sadly, the cancer has often spread extensively around the body at the time of diagnosis (i.e. the final cancer stage 4B). A chest X-ray will quite often not detect the lung cancer, as was the case for me. Whilst non-smoking lung cancers are incredibly rare, it is important not to assume that they cannot happen and get yourself checked out, if you feel that something is not right. It is far better to get diagnosed sooner rather than later. If you are unlucky enough to have EGFR, ALK, ROS1 or several other types of non-smoking lung cancers, there are now very effective targeted therapy treatments, which provide a virtually normal quality of life, often for several years. Research is ongoing to turn these into chronic conditions.

  • @anandkmalik1

    @anandkmalik1

    8 ай бұрын

    Excellent Information

  • @zackiinu7194

    @zackiinu7194

    7 ай бұрын

    In 1982 I spray painted military vehicles with paint that contained hexavalent chromium. This occurred 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, over a period of several weeks. I did not use a respirator, so a lot of the aerosolized paint entered my nose. I had to frequently blow the paint out of my nose while painting and to wash it out every night, so I’m sure some of it made it into my respiratory system and lungs. I’ve had a persistent cough for the past few years, so last year I told my doctor about the cough and exposure. She ordered a chest CT scan and it showed two lung nodules (3mm and 8mm) and that I have collapsed lower lungs (bibasilar atelectasis). I go for a 1-year follow up CT scan in Nov. 2023. I also smoked from the ages of 17-29. I’m 63 now. I haven’t been able to find anyone with a similar experience and condition as mine, as I’d like to hear about it.

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    7 ай бұрын

    Is there a way to test if you have these genes before you have cancer?

  • @shaunh5316

    @shaunh5316

    7 ай бұрын

    @@martinlutherkingjr.5582 No, since it is not known to be caused by inherited genes from your parents. It starts when one of your existing lung cells mutates in a particular way. How long it takes from that first mutation to being diagnosed with lung cancer is not known, but it probably takes several years.

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    7 ай бұрын

    @@shaunh5316 Can the mutation be detected by CT scan early on?

  • @helengill4785
    @helengill47859 ай бұрын

    If u got a cough that doesn't go away what is it

  • @waydeross

    @waydeross

    8 ай бұрын

    Same here. Looking into it deeper now. Not happy with asthma/allergy diagnosis

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    @martinlutherkingjr.5582

    7 ай бұрын

    A lot of things, that’s what doctors are for

  • @rickroll1141
    @rickroll11417 ай бұрын

    I'm 19 and in college. Since I'm in college i started vaping for about 2-3 weeks then i quit this week, I'm nonsmoker most of my life and only tried vape for about 3 weeks and I'm coughing and sometimes i cant breathe properly? welp?

  • @JonCurtin

    @JonCurtin

    4 ай бұрын

    VaxXed?

  • @meshapious1597

    @meshapious1597

    Ай бұрын

    Look into Joe Tippens protocol...And ivermectin 12mg twice a day... With the love of God it'll be ok !...

  • @destiny9705

    @destiny9705

    Ай бұрын

    Not everyone is vaxxed and not everything is from the vax.