A non-obvious symptom of lung cancer can be a change in the shape of the fingers and nails. Writes about this edition Express with reference to the Roy Castle Foundation.
We are talking about hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, or the so-called “drumstick symptom”. With this phenomenon in patients, the fingertips thicken, and the nails acquire the characteristic shape of watch glasses.
“Drum fingers” clearly do not indicate cancer, since this symptom is also manifested in other diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular or digestive systems of the body. However, when combined with other symptoms such as persistent coughing, hemoptysis and weight loss, doctors recommend checking with an oncologist.
On February 23, doctors named the often overlooked symptoms of cancer. Experts note that some of the most common symptoms of cancer may not cause discomfort, so many people do not pay attention to them. They said difficulty swallowing could be a sign of esophageal cancer, drooping eyelids could be a sign of cancer in the lungs, and hoarseness could be a sign of cancer of the larynx. The experts also added that you should definitely seek medical attention in case of persistent bloating.
