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clubbing of fingers

nanaof7
nanaof7 CSN Member Posts: 127
edited March 2014 in Lung Cancer #1
since this was my only symptom why aren't more people made aware of this, I very seldom see this listed as one of the top symptoms for lung cancer?
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  • cabbott
    cabbott CSN Member Posts: 1,039 Member
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    Finger clubbing
    I just checked on the internet search engine and finger clubbing exists in about 35% of lung cancer patients with large cell lung cancer. It also shows up in other situations like TB, laxative abuse, some heart conditions, and some other problems. I didn't know that a case of bronchitis that didn't clear up can also be a symptom of lung cancer. I found out the hard way. I just thought the doctors weren't giving me the "good" antibiotics and that I had pneumonia. By the time I got the PET/CAT scan, I did have pneumonia...and lung cancer.
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  • onray
    onray CSN Member Posts: 13
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    cabbott said:

    Finger clubbing
    I just checked on the internet search engine and finger clubbing exists in about 35% of lung cancer patients with large cell lung cancer. It also shows up in other situations like TB, laxative abuse, some heart conditions, and some other problems. I didn't know that a case of bronchitis that didn't clear up can also be a symptom of lung cancer. I found out the hard way. I just thought the doctors weren't giving me the "good" antibiotics and that I had pneumonia. By the time I got the PET/CAT scan, I did have pneumonia...and lung cancer.

    Yes, by the time??
    I went thru 2 months of Bronchitis meds and very short Breath and finally a second Doc sent me to a Lung Doc, who found the Lung Cancer I now have. The Lung Doc saw me one day and the NEXT day had me at Hospital to run a camera down my throat to find the left lung closed off completely by a Tumor in the Broncial tube. That was 2 yrs ago.
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