When to Seek Medical Care
See a health care provider as soon as possible if any of the following develop:
- Any symptom of lung cancer
- New cough or change in an existing cough
- Hemoptysis (flecks of blood in the sputum when coughing)
- Unexplained weight loss
- Unexplained persistent fatigue
- Unexplained deep aches or pains
Go immediately to the nearest hospital emergency department if any of the following occur:
Chemotherapy is being used in new ways to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NCSLC). Until a few years ago, only patients with late-stage lung cancer received chemotherapy to help prolong life. Now, chemotherapy is given at earlier stages, in addition to other treatments, to slow the progression of cancer and to help cure the disease. “Chemotherapy has dramatically improved in the last decade,” says George R. Simon, MD, FACP, FCCP, director of thoracic oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia...
- Coughing up a large amount of blood
- Sudden shortness of breath
- Sudden weakness
- Sudden vision problems
- Persistent chest pain
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