How does final way lung cancer impact the body?

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  1. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
     
    The Society of Thoracic Surgeons answered:
    The final way a tumor can impact the body is by non-specific metabolic effects from the tumor itself. Symptoms such as weight loss, weakness, tiredness and loss of appetite are all non-specific but when present in a patient with lung cancer, they often indicate advanced disease.
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    The final way a tumor can impact the body is by non-specific metabolic effects from the tumor itself. Symptoms such as weight loss, weakness, tiredness and loss of appetite are all non-specific but when present in a patient with lung cancer, they... More