Cancer is treatable if one catches the signs at an early stage
Cancer is a deadly disease, only if it is detected at a later stage. It is treatable if one catches the signs at an early stage and gets medical assistance. This is the reason why health experts always advise to go for regular body checkups every year and increase the regularity of checkups with age.
Apart from medical checkups, one can spot cancer signs through self observation. There are certain symptoms associated with cancer which are so common that one tends to avoid it under the assumption that it might go away on its own. Another reason why early symptoms of cancer escape from being noticed is that these do not affect the normal life of the individual. Cancer worsens life when it reaches an advanced stage and it is at this stage it comes to notice.
Hence, if one is vigilant and keeps an eye on common signs which persists for longer duration, the progress of cancer can be checked.
Facial swelling is linked with lung cancer
A swollen up or puffed face is a potential indicator of lung cancer. Usually in this case, the area around the eyes swells up.
Most people tend to ignore this sign as a puffed face is associated with many common health issues like cold or lack of sleep. With time, people get used to it, until it becomes difficult to ignore.
Face swells up in lung cancer as the lung tumors block the flow of blood in the superior vena cava blood vessel.
This is considered to be the first sign of lung cancer and is mostly seen when the person is lying down.
Puffiness is often associated with redness on the face.
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What are the other common signs linked with lung cancer?
Apart from swelling in the face, the other early signs of lung cancer are swelling in the neck, arms, headache, blurred vision, fainting and unexplainable redness on face and palms.
What are the other symptoms of lung cancer?
The other symptoms of lung cancer are persistent cough, breathlessness, wheezing, chest pain, hoarse voice, drop in weight, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue and infections related to the respiratory system like bronchitis and pneumonia.
What is the prevalence of lung cancer?
As per a report published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, in India, lung cancer accounts for 5.9% of all cancers and 8.1% of all cancer-related deaths.
Lung cancer is one of the most commonly occurring cancers worldwide along with cancers in breast, colon and rectum and prostate.
In 2020, 2.21 million cases of lung cancer were reported across the world and this was the most common cause of cancer death in the same year. A total of 1.8 million deaths occurred across nations in the world in 2020 due to lung cancer.