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Adenocarcinoma Of The Lung

Symptoms

Symptoms of adenocarcinoma are the same as for other forms of lung cancer. They can include:

• Cough

• Coughing up blood

• Wheezing

• Shortness of breath

• Discomfort during breathing

• Chest pain

• Fever and a mucus-producing cough

• Discomfort during swallowing

• Hoarseness

• Weight loss and poor appetite

• Other symptoms, if cancer has spread to the brain, bones or elsewhere

• Certain types of lung cancer can also cause unusual growth of the fingers, called clubbing, in which the outer portions of the fingers look like little clubs