Lung cancer is a disease of the cells of the bronchi or, more rarely, of the cells that line the pulmonary alveoli. It develops from an initially normal cell which transforms and multiplies in an anarchic manner, explains the National Cancer Institute (INCa), until it forms a mass called a malignant tumor. In humans, cancer is responsible for the greatest number of deaths. For women, it comes in second position. In 2023, in France, INCa estimates the number of new cases of lung cancer at 52,777. Among women, this number is increasing sharply: +4.3% per year between 2010 and 2023. Linda Chavez was only 34 years old when she discovered that she was suffering from metastatic bronchial carcinoma, following from a series of erroneous diagnoses. The disease has spread to his brain and bones and is terminal. In a video published on the TikTok network on her channel @theterminalcancershow, the young American, mother of two children aged 8 and 11, wanted to share the five warning signs that she says she had neglected for years.
Persistent cough
She explains that she suffered from a persistent cough before it aroused suspicion. “ I had a cough for years. I can honestly say it was years,” she declared. “ It was very painful, it was piercing in my chest. Don’t neglect persistent cough. (…)
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