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Why would painful lung action be a common symptom of lung cancer?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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It is not: Many are asymptomatic until late then, chest wall invasion, nerve invasion, pneumonia and collapse can cause inflammation and pain. If fluid or pus collects in chest, pleurisy and pleuritic pain can ensue. The breathing can cause pain.

Answered 4/19/2013

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