Lung Cancer: Symptoms and Diagnosis
The most crucial step in treating lung cancer is receiving an accurate diagnosis. Our cancer treatment centers in New Jersey provide expert detection of lung cancer, which is imperative to assessing the best and most effective therapies.
Our NJ cancer hospitals provide state-of-the-art screening methods including low-dose CT of the chest (LDCT) as part of our multidisciplinary program. Our lung cancer oncologists and specialists utilize leading edge, minimally invasive technology for lung cancer diagnosis. Pathologists identify the precise form of lung cancer, stage the extent of disease and provide critical information to help you decide on a treatment you can feel good about. Genetic testing can be performed to determine the best drug treatment based on the biology of an individual patient’s cancer.
Lung Cancer Symptoms
Do you think you have or may be at risk for lung cancer? Symptoms can include:
- A cough that does not go away or gets worse
- Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)
- Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing, coughing, or laughing
- Hoarseness in your voice
- Shortness of breath
- Cough that doesn’t go away or gets worse over time
- Chest pain, which might be worse when coughing or breathing in deeply
- Coughing up blood or rust-colored mucus
- Shoulder pain
- Swelling in the face and arms
- Wheezing
- Weight loss and loss of appetite
- Fatigue or feeling weak
- Recurrent, long-lasting bronchitis and pneumonia
Lung cancer screening and early detection can increase survival by as much as 20 percent. Let our medical oncologists give you the very best cancer care close to home—trust us for all of your lung cancer diagnostic needs.