What are the symptoms and stages of progress of Lung Cancer?

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1. ChristinaK says:

   July 17, 2010 at 9:59 am

   I dont know the stages but my step grandpa died of it in 2004.

   You start to get "night sweats" and you start to shake at random instances during the day. You feel dizzy and have almost flu like symptoms. If you ever get night sweats though you should go to the doctor ASAP. That the biggest sign of it.
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2. blues breaker says:

   July 17, 2010 at 10:31 am

   that’s a loaded question. there are different types of lung cancer and many times, the person isn’t aware of it until there are outward signs such as a lump or if something shows up on an x-ray.
   see the cancer society web site for staging information
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3. notalonewithcancer says:

   July 17, 2010 at 10:52 am

   I can only speak from experience. I thought I had bronchitis, went in for antibiotics, had an xray, suspicious shadow found.. follow up CT scan showed a strong possibility of lung cancer so went for biopsy. Stage iv non small lung cancer was found. Other than that, I had no other symptoms. I had extensive chemo, which had no wide effects on my tumors but have helped keep me stable for the past 3 years. Progression I was told would be distant metastasis eventually to other organs. Prognosis for me was less than a year of life with treatment, its now nearly three years with no progression. Its a daily fight winning one battle at a time, weather I win the war tho is a whole different story and one I am never too sure about. Time frames are different for everyone. I live for the future, and not worry about today. Right now, each day is a gift.
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4. kenny b says:

   October 4, 2010 at 1:18 am

   would a 2 month delay in diagnoses for metastatic disease of the lung make any difference in life expectancy?