Cancer warning signs

The alarm of cancer may be a systemic sign that does not involve an organ in the body or vice versa, is related to a tumor's localization or cancer metastases.

Most of these signs are not a manifestation of cancer alone, so patients, even physicians, are less likely to pay attention because they think they are just a manifestation of other milder illnesses or nothing. ominous.

Only a careful physical examination and, depending on the circumstances, do biological tests, X.-rays, endoscopic studies that affect the diagnosis.

Body signs

These signs are very diverse, can be alone for a long time without any special manifestations of cancer. If they exist long or heavy, they will be alarming signs. Systemic signs may be anorexia (mainly fears of meat), a lot of weight loss, persistent fever due to bacterial infections, all-in-one treatment, fatigue and prolonged fatigue .

Three important warning signs, that are:

- Bleeding: Bleeding, more or less, is always a warning sign. Bleeding due to invasive tumor blood vessels or rupture of blood vessels located between cancer tissues. Patients spit blood or nasal bleeding (orange blood) if they have cancer of the mouth, throat, sinuses, esophagus.

If lung cancer - bronchi, sputum with bloody sputum. Diabetes is caused by cancer of the kidney, bladder or prostate. In female patients, vaginal bleeding in addition to menstruation, or intercourse, or after menopause may be due to uterine cancer or vaginal cancer. Defecation of blood is often the first sign of colon cancer. Bloody vomiting is usually caused by esophageal cancer or stomach cancer .

- Pain: Pain is also an important warning sign of cancer. That kind of pain is fixed in one place, pain is constantly increasing, taking pain relievers does not help, making patients insomnia. Chronic headaches may be the only sign of brain cancer. Persistent abdominal pain or sore throat may be a warning sign of a deep organ cancer, such as a colon.

- Infections: Any repeated and irrelevant infections when antibiotics are used can be a warning sign of cancer. This is because the disease has enabled the bacteria to grow and cause infection by weakening the immune system, narrowing the hollow organs (bronchi or urinary system, for example), ulcerating the seals. mouth, throat or genitalia, destroying tissues.

Other warning signs

- Phlebitis. Phlebitis (formation of a blood clot in the vein) is usually a vein of the lower limbs, sometimes also the first sign of cancer. This is because the tumors in the abdomen or in the pelvis have pinched veins that cause phlebitis and cancerous tissues secrete some substances that make up blood clots.

- palpable or visible signs : Some warning signs are visible or palpable. If you feel a small lump or an abnormal hardening area in your skin, muscles, breast or testicles, these lesions will last a long time or grow regularly even if they are painful or need to be examined immediately. .

Uneven skin rash, long-term non-continuous ulcers and spread are also signs of skin cancer. Finally, if you see warts (warts) or moles thickening, changes in color or bleeding, you should see your doctor right away.

Which organ or apparatus has cancer?

Based on the warning signs, it is possible to know exactly which organ or apparatus has cancer.

- Mouth, throat, sinuses and esophagus: An alarming sign is chewing on problems or pain spread to the ear, prolonged hoarseness (oral cancer or throat cancer); pain, choking, vomiting (esophageal cancer) .

- Respiratory system: Difficulty in breathing gradually or suddenly, initially having difficulty breathing when exertion, later appearing when resting is often the first sign of lung cancer. Persistent cough in smokers should also be closely monitored.

- Digestive apparatus: The first sign of cancer of the digestive tract is that the patient has a severe feeling in the epigastric (upper part of the abdomen) and constipation. Pseudomembranous puncture, severe feeling and pain in the rectum suggest rectal cancer. Rapidly developed jaundice suggests cholangiocarcinoma, liver cancer.

- Urinary and prostate apparatus: Poor urination, urinary retention are the first signs of urinary or prostate cancer in men.

- Lymph nodes: One or more lymph nodes in the neck, enlarged axillary or inguinal lymph nodes may be the first symptom of deep cancer or lymphoma.

- Central nervous system: Chronic headaches, paralysis, visual disturbances, mood changes, vomiting in the morning are sometimes alarming signs of brain or meningitis.