The nurse is conducting an education session for a group of smokers in a "stop smoking" class. Which finding would the nurse state as a common symptom of lung cancer?

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Cough or change in a chronic cough. Cigarette smoke is a carcinogen that irritates and damages the respiratory epithelium. The irritation causes the cough, which initially maybe dry, persistent and unproductive. As the tumor enlarges, obstruction of the airways occurs and the cough may become productive due to infection.

The Nurse Is Conducting an Education Session for a Group