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(1) Persistent cough and shortness of breath. If you have a cough that does not improve with treatment, a chest x-ray should be done especially when there is associated shortness of breath. 

(2) Blood in the sputum. 

(3) Chest pain - Chest pain may occur in association with a chronic cough. 

(4) Recurrent chest infection, fever and weight loss. 

In many cases, the cancer has spread to the other parts of the body causing secondary changes such as liver enlargement, pallor (lack of blood causing the patient to look pale), lymph node enlargement etc.