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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Erin Keller

Doctor warns of hand symptom that can reveal advanced lung cancer

A Brooklyn doctor warns that a modest transformation in fingernails could indicate lung cancer.

Dr. Davood Johari, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, told the New York Post that 5 percent to 15 percent of lung cancer patients develop nail clubbing, which typically appears in later stages of the disease, often too late for effective intervention.

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