This kind of shoulder pain is a warning of lung cancer

Miss Zhang's mother has recently been symptoms of shoulder pain, at first only thought it was more tired recently doing housework, so simply paste the plaster. But the pain has not been relieved, but instead, there is a feeling of aggravation. Mr. Zhang was worried that his mother's condition was getting worse, so he brought her to the hospital for a checkup. But after arriving at the hospital, the doctor combined the patient's symptoms and the results of the examination and found that Mr. Zhang's mother's condition was not optimistic.

After consultation, it was finally diagnosed that Mr. Zhang's mother was such a symptom due to early-stage lung cancer, which surprised both mother and daughter. Ms. Zhang did not understand how shoulder pain could be related to cancer. So, the doctor gave a professional explanation to the mother and daughter, and only after that did Mr. Zhang understand the principle.

We would like to remind patients that shoulder pain is not a trivial matter. Once there is abnormal shoulder pain, you must beware that it may be lung cancer looking for the door! Regarding the relationship between the two, you must have some understanding to facilitate monitoring your physical condition.

I. What is lung cancer? What is lung cancer? What are the symptoms?

First of all, the full name of lung cancer is primary bronchial lung cancer, which is a kind of malignant tumor. It is important to note that the development of lung cancer is not only in both lungs, but also in the trachea and bronchus, and severe cases, it can invade the whole respiratory system.

After suffering from lung cancer, the first symptom is coughing, which is usually irritating without any cause, and when coughing up sputum, there is blood in the sputum. This is because the tumor grows in the airway and obstructs the airway, thus triggering the cough. In addition, if the tumor grows outside the airway, it will compress the trachea and cause narrowing of the trachea, which will also trigger coughing.

Another condition is when the tumor compresses the laryngeal recurrent nerve, it will affect the patient's feeding function. Some of the food swallowed by the patient may fall into the airway, and the cough will be triggered by the external stimulation of the airway. At this time, the patient will also have a hoarse voice and the cough is also classified as hoarse cough.

And coughing up blood in the sputum is usually caused by ruptured blood vessels. One is that the blood vessel of the tumor itself ruptures and is coughed out of the body together with the secretion. The second condition is that the tumor invades the trachea and bronchus, which causes the rupture of blood vessels in the trachea and thus causes bleeding.

The second symptom is that the patient will have e wheezing sound when breathing. This is usually due to the presence of inflammation in the trachea or compression of the trachea by the tumor. In this case, the patient's trachea is obstructed and narrowed, making it difficult to breathe. The surface of the trachea is not smooth due to the influence of secretions.

Then the airflow through the narrow and uneven airway when the human body breathes will produce friction, and thus the irregular airflow sound will be issued, which is the wheezing sound. The wheezing sound will persist and will not disappear even after coughing.

Third, the patient will experience chest tightness and chest pain. First of all, patients will experience chest tightness because the lung cancer cells are growing rapidly and invading the whole lung tissue, resulting in edema and congestion in the lung. The swollen lung cannot perform respiratory function normally and the body lacks oxygen, so the feeling of chest tightness will arise.

Chest pain is because, in the advanced stage of lung cancer, a large number of cancer cells have spread to the pleura and invaded the chest wall and pleura nerves. Under such stimulation, the chest will produce pain, and the pain will intensify when coughing. When the tumor compresses the trachea and causes narrowing of the trachea, it will also cause obstructive pneumonia, and under the stimulation of inflammation, it will also cause chest pain.

These are the typical symptoms of lung cancer. Once the above conditions occur, you must seek medical attention in time to check whether lung cancer is at your doorstep! Then what kind of groups are prone to lung cancer?

II. What are the incidence groups of lung cancer?

According to the information released by the World Health Organization, men are more prone to lung cancer than other malignant tumors, and the risk is three times higher than that of women. The reason for this is that men are mostly smokers, which is also the primary cause of lung cancer.

Because cigarettes contain a lot of nicotine and tar, which are carcinogenic in themselves. In the process of smoking, smoke enters the body and spreads from the inner airways of the lungs to the outer airways, and in the long run, there will always be smoke and oil attached to the inner layers of the lungs.

And long-term smoking, the lungs can not fully exchange the gas, resulting in poor lung cell activity due to lack of oxygen, metabolic capacity will also be weakened, unable to remove the harmful part attached to the upper side. As a result, the lungs become cancerous due to the erosion of harmful substances.

The most common type of cancer caused by smoking is squamous lung cancer, which does not have any obvious symptoms in the early stage, and once there is obvious discomfort, it may be in the advanced stage of the tumor. Therefore, regular smokers should have regular medical checkups to screen their lungs for lesions to avoid missing the best time for treatment.

Secondly, people who are often exposed to polluted air and harmful substances are also prone to lung cancer. For example, due to the working environment, they are often exposed to dirty dust, PM 2.5, PM 10, sulfur dioxide, and other industrial harmful gases, of which micro-particles such as Benz(a)Pyrenees are far more carcinogenic than cigarettes and cannot be discharged from the body through normal metabolism.

At this point, the molecules of these harmful substances will adhere to the surface of the lungs after entering the body, triggering pneumonia and bronchitis. Long-term chronic inflammation can impair the function of the respiratory system and accelerate the aging of the lungs. Long-term operation in this environment, a repeated vicious cycle, greatly increases the risk of lung cancer.

These are the most common and induced causes of lung cancer. If you are in these two environments for a long time, you must observe whether you have symptoms such as cough, blood in the sputum, and chest tightness in time so as not to miss the best time for treatment. In addition to this, patients should also be alert to a situation: once symptoms such as shoulder pain occur, it may also be lung cancer coming to their door!

III. Shoulder pain and lung cancer are linked

Shoulder pain is also a symptom of lung cancer. Many people can't think of any connection between the two, after all, most people have shoulder pain, so it's hard to believe that all these people have lung cancer. Doctors tell you the principle of this. There are three main reasons why lung cancer causes shoulder pain.

The first condition is that the lung tumor compresses the nerves in the shoulder causing shoulder pain. When the tumor is large, it will directly compress the intercontinental nerve, thus causing the intercontinental nerve to be stimulated, and the surrounding shoulder and arm nerves will also be squeezed without passing the degree. The nerves are stimulated and discharge abnormally, releasing pain-causing substances, which is why persistent pain is produced, and the pain is more intense and seriously affects the quality of life.

The second situation is that the lung cancer has reached an advanced stage and the cancer cells have metastasized in the shoulder area. At this time, the tumor has invaded the ribs and scapula, and the peritoneum of the shoulder has been damaged by cancer cells. And there are a lot of nerves and blood vessels distributed on the peritoneum. Under the action of cancer cells, the nerves are invaded and the blood vessels are dilated or even trematodes under the stimulation, which will cause pain.

At this time, the pain will be produced in the shoulder, back, and even the lower back. And it will be obvious in CT or X-ray that there are occupying lesions in the lungs, as well as the condition of masses present in the destroyed bones and soft tissues of the shoulder.

In addition, when the tumor metastasizes to the extracurricular lymphatic area, the lymph nodes fuse to form a larger mass, which also presses on the nerves in the shoulder and neck area, thus causing shoulder pain. However, this pain is not severe and is usually a vague or dull ache.

The third condition is a special type of lung cancer where the lesion is located at the lung apex and irritates the pericardial tissues, but this condition is less common. Tumors located at the tip of the lung can involve the nerve tissues in the chest and back, and the nerve tissues in the back of the shoulder can affect the whole body, so the shoulder can also be stimulated, causing involvement pain and even a burning sensation.

In general, shoulder pain caused by lung cancer is persistent and there is no obvious pressure point. This is the distinctive feature of shoulder pain caused by lung cancer. In addition to this, shoulder pain is also associated with many other conditions. Therefore, when shoulder pain occurs, do not overly panic. The following causes of pain need to be understood in time.

IV. What other diseases can cause shoulder pain?

First of all, a frozen shoulder is the most common cause of shoulder pain. It is an injury to the humerus, scapula, ligaments, tendons, and other tissues of the shoulder, which leads to chronic inflammation. There are many causes of shoulder arthritis, such as injury, overexertion, and incorrect sitting posture.

Some occupations require a lot of physical work, and the shoulder is easily damaged by ligaments due to external strain. In this case, the shoulder joint will become swollen and its movement will be restricted, which will cause pain. Moreover, blood circulation is not good, which affects the metabolism of the shoulder. The toxins in the shoulder cannot be discharged, and aseptic inflammation, or frozen shoulder, will form.

When the sitting posture is not correct, such as long-term head down, or body leaning forward, the whole spine presents a curved state. The muscles in the shoulder are also tenser and can become spastic, which leads to poor circulation in the shoulder, triggering ischemic edema and aggravating the pain of the frozen shoulder.

It is important to note that the shoulder pain caused by the frozen shoulder is paroxysmal and does not appear to be severe, and usually improves significantly with activities and medication, but there will be a significant pressure point. This point can be used as a reference to distinguish frozen shoulder from lung cancer.

In addition, pneumonia can also cause shoulder pain, which must be taken seriously. This is because the parthenogenesis of pneumonia is the infection of the lungs by pathogenic microorganisms. Usually, after the infection, the body's immunity cannot clear it, and the pathogen will keep spreading and invading other organs and tissues. When the pleura tissues in the back of the chest are invaded, the nerves distributed in them are stimulated by inflammation and cause pain.

As can be seen, there are many causes of shoulder pain. Once this occurs, it is important to have a timely examination to clarify the cause and avoid the aggravation of the condition due to untimely treatment.

Conclusion

Many people usually have pain in various parts of the body, and some patients do not think that this pain will disappear on its own, but this neglect often leads to more serious consequences. Therefore, once the body pain, especially shoulder pain, must promptly seek medical attention to identify the cause of the disease and the right treatment.