Table 35.4. Lung cancer symptoms that may be confused with noncancer symptoms in the elderly
| Table 35.4. Lung cancer symptoms that may be confused with noncancer symptoms in the elderly. | |
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Lung Cancer Symposium |
Cormorbid disease or "aging explanation" |
| Cough | Chronic bronchitis |
| Dyspnea | Emphysema, old age |
| Fever (postobstructive pneumonia) | Cold, flu |
| Weight loss | Depression, inactivity |
| Bone pain (bone metastases) | Arthritis, old age |
| Altered mental status (brain metastases, hypercalcemia) | Dementia, old age |
| Source: From Crawford et al.,5 with permission. | |