Fingernails overlap warn lung cancer

Posting his clipped nail photo, Jean Williams Taylor (UK) is advised to go to the doctor, the result of lung cancer detection.

The change in nails warns many health problems, including lung cancer like the case of Jean Williams Taylor.

Taylor's fingernails were abnormally twisted due to lung cancer.(Photo: TL).

According to Today, Taylor posted a photo of his fingernails on the social network after discovering that he was strangely bent like an upside down spoon. Immediately, she was advised to go by a friend. Over two weeks with a series of tests and scans, Taylor was shocked at the results of "cancer on both sides of the lungs".

In fact, deformed nails or toenails show abnormal lung activity . "This is a pretty characteristic sign, a clue to diagnosing lung disease , " said Dr. Phoebe Rich, director of the Nail Disorders Clinic at Oregon Health and Science University (USA). "However, note that not everyone with lung disease has a nail problem ."

According to the American Medical Library, nail or nail claws often appear due to reduced blood oxygen levels. In addition to lung cancer is the most common cause, heart and liver diseases can also lead to this phenomenon. Ideally, see a doctor immediately if deformed nails and toenails.

Taylor admits he never thought that nails clawed at warnings. She hopes that with her sharing, the community will pay more attention to health to promptly detect the disease.