How to determine one of the most dangerous types of cancer by the condition of the fingers

The condition of the fingers and nails can indicate the development of lung cancer, experts of the National Health Service of Great Britain (NHS) reported.

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Lung cancer is considered one of the most dangerous types of disease, as it is very difficult to detect in the early stages. Cough, chest pain, sputum, wheezing appear quite late.

Doctors told about an unusual sign of lung cancer. Tumors in the lungs can produce hormone-like chemicals. Because of this, more blood and fluid are directed to the extremities, especially to the tissues at the fingertips. This can lead to an increase or thickening of the fingers.

Thus, the development of lung cancer can be determined by the changed condition of the fingers, experts note.

The condition of the nails also becomes indicative: the skin around them becomes too brilliant If you look at the nail plates from the side, you can notice an unusual bulge.

These symptoms do not always indicate lung cancer, sometimes they indicate chronic lung infections or heart defects, doctors emphasize.

Previously Cancer Research UK experts said that one of the signs of lung cancer can be a change in the condition of the wrists and ankles.

– A warning sign that should always be paid attention to is swollen ankles and wrists with pain syndrome, the research emphasizes.

Such a phenomenon may indicate hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (PLOA). This pathological process develops, as a rule, in connection with a severe chronic lung disease. More than 90% of GLOA cases are due to a malignant process.