An oncology nurse adviser is urging people to be on the lookout for “finger clubbing” as it could be a sign of lung cancer. There’s a simple test you can do to spot it, says Bupa UK’s Emma Norton.

Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer globally, largely because its early symptoms can be subtle and easily overlooked. Timely detection is often difficult, making awareness of even ...

What Is Finger Clubbing? Schamroth Window Test What Causes Finger Clubbing? Other Early Symptoms of Lung Cancer When to See a Doctor Most lung cancers don’t cause symptoms until they’ve spread. But ...

"Go and see your doctor if you've got anything that you're concerned about – that's what a [doctor] is for," Brian Gemmell said Getty A lung cancer patient had no respiratory symptoms before his ...

Nail clubbing, also called digital clubbing or Hippocratic nail, is primarily caused by an overgrowth of connective tissue and accumulation of fluid in the nail area, leading to enlargement of the ...

A simple finger test which you can do yourself could reveal the presence of an underlying health condition, including lung cancer. The so-called Schamroth window test helps to identify a rare type of ...

Doctors are alerted by digital clubbing, a bulbous swelling of fingertips, a sign known since ancient times. This often points to serious underlying conditions, most notably lung cancer, accounting ...

Nail clubbing, characterized by rounded, thickened, and downward-curved nails, serves as a subtle yet significant indicator of underlying systemic diseases, particularly those affecting the lungs, ...

Sometimes people experiences changes in the shape of their fingers and nails. This can include curving nails, the nail bed softening, the skin next to the nail bed becoming shiny and the ends of the ...

Health experts say two lesser-known warning signs of lung cancer can appear in your hands. According to the NHS, there are usually no signs in the early stages of the disease but people eventually ...