The more usual and hidden symptoms of lung cancer have been detailed after the death of a well-known newsreader. ITV newsreader Emily Morgan died of lung cancer at the age of 45 on Friday night (May 26) after a short battle with the disease, surrounded by her family.
Emily was the broadcaster's health and science editor, and played a key role in its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, as reported by The Mirror. Her death has brough attention to lung cancer, which has some less than obvious symptoms.
According to the NHS, the main symptoms of lung cancer include:
- a cough that does not go away after 3 weeks
- a long-standing cough that gets worse
- chest infections that keep coming back
- coughing up blood
- an ache or pain when breathing or coughing
- persistent breathlessness
- persistent tiredness or lack of energy
- loss of appetite or unexplained weight loss
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Less common symptoms of lung cancer include:
- changes in the appearance of your fingers, such as becoming more curved or their ends becoming larger (this is known as finger clubbing)
- difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) or pain when swallowing
- wheezing
- a hoarse voice
- swelling of your face or neck
- persistent chest or shoulder pain
Emily was ITV News Health and Science Editor and had worked for ITN for 23 years. Reporting from behind the healthcare frontline, her work was described as 'instrumental' in exposing the pressure NHS workers were under.
ITV's royal editor Chris Ship paid tribute, tweeting: "She was such a beautiful person and a dear friend. As Health Editor, Emily was fearless in reporting Covid to the nation in 2020. Talented, kind, full of humanity."
ITV Network News editor Andrew Dagnell also paid tribute, saying that the channel was saddened by the death of their "remarkable colleague".
Meanwhile, colleague Lucrezia Millarini said: "What a privilege to have known, laughed with and worked with this wonderful woman. I'm so sorry she's gone. Our newsroom and our programmes will not be the same. Every bit of love to Emily's family. I can't imagine their loss right now."
"Emily was a brilliant journalist whose coverage of Covid in particular was exceptional. She will be hugely missed and our thoughts are with her colleagues, friends and, most of all, her family."
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