Two hand signs—enlarged fingertips and swollen fingers/wrists—may indicate lung cancer, the UK's deadliest cancer.

Two signs involving the hands may indicate lung cancer, the UK's deadliest cancer. Finger clubbing, where fingertips become enlarged and the nail bed softens, and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, causing swollen fingers and wrists, are potential symptoms. Lung cancer often goes undetected until advanced stages, leading to around 34,800 deaths yearly, or 21% of all cancer deaths in the UK. Smoking causes over 70% of cases.

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