Lung cancer case
Symptom interpretation
• Interpretation
• Coping
• Appraisal
• Most symptoms are transitory and benign
• Response depends on interpretation
• Influenced by
•Cognition
• Environment
• Mood
• Social messages
Lung cancer symptoms
• Having a cough most of the time
• A change in a cough you have had for a long time
• Being short of breath
• Coughing up phlegm (sputum) with signs of blood in it
• An ache or pain when breathing or coughing
• Loss of appetite
• Tiredness (fatigue)
• Losing weight
Risks and causes
• Smoking (86% of cases attributed to smoking)
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