Woman dies 25 days after arriving at hospital with shoulder

Woman dies 25 days after arriving at hospital with shoulder pain

The 76yearold patient was diagnosed with endstage lung cancer despite not showing the typical symptoms of the disease.

Per Band B’s partnership with Metropolis on September 15, 2022 at 2:38 p.m.

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A 76yearold woman from New Jersey, USA, was diagnosed with endstage lung cancer after seeing a doctor for shoulder pain. The patient, whose name came from doctors at St. Michael Medical Center Newark in New Jersey, died just 25 days later.

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In an article published Sept. 2 in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science, the doctors present said the woman was a former smoker — she had smoked a pack of cigarettes the day before deciding to quit — and had no typical symptoms had lung cancer such as B. persistent cough, shortness of breath or changes in vital signs.

She complained of pain in her left shoulder, forearm and elbow for a few weeks before seeking medical help. A few days later, pain was also felt in the right shoulder.

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