The most common symptoms and signs of lung cancer are:
- Long-term cough (lasting more than 3 weeks)
- Coughing up blood, or flecks of blood, in phlegm
- Losing weight for no reason
- Being out of breath for no reason
- Not feeling hungry
- Extreme tiredness (fatigue)
- Pain in the chest
- Pain in the bones
- Pain in the shoulder
- Swelling in the neck
- Muscle weakness
- Hoarseness (weak, raspy or strained voice)
- Repeated chest infections that do not respond to medication
Early symptoms are often not picked up as they are linked to other common conditions. Some people do not have any symptoms at all. When lung cancer is picked up earlier, there are more treatment options available.