Tumor is the biggest threat to human health at present, many people go to hospital for examination and treatment only at late stage, but they have missed the best time for treatment. The following introduces some of the early signals of malignant tumor, if the following symptoms appear, we must be alert.
1.Lumps
If you feel a lump in any part of your body, you should pay attention to it and ask an experienced doctor to review it. Of course, the first thing to identify is not a mass, such as fenestrated bone, wandering kidney and fecal mass in intestine. Secondly, to identify whether it is an inflammatory mass or a cancerous mass, a biopsy should be performed for laboratory examination when necessary. Generally speaking, the presence of masses in the upper clavicle and abdomen should be given particular attention.
2.Hemorrhage
In the absence of trauma, except for menstruation, bleeding from any organ must be a sign of disease and should be examined carefully.
3.Upper abdominal discomfort
This is a vague symptom, described by some as vague pain and by others as fullness. A large number of patients with stomach and liver diseases can have this symptom, but if the symptom gets worse day by day, especially with loss of appetite and wasting, it must be checked carefully.
4. Fever, anemia, and wasting
Although these three are common symptoms, if both or all three appear at the same time, the examination of cancer prevention should be paid attention to.
5.Difficulty in swallowing
Difficulty in swallowing is often a symptom of esophageal cancer, but in early stage of esophageal cancer, it may only be a little bit of dysphagia or a vague pain behind the sternum when swallowing, which should be taken seriously at this time.
6. Painless jaundice
Jaundice with epigastric cramps is mostly biliary stones. Painless jaundice can be seen in hepatitis, but the jaundice in hepatitis is not too deep, and the symptoms are severe with loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. If it is painless and asymptomatic, it may come from a bad source.
7.Heartiness of voice
A cold or flu can cause hoarseness, but if it persists for a long time, you should be alert to the possibility of laryngeal cancer, lung cancer and mediastinal tumors.
8.Changes in stool habits and traits
If you have frequent mild diarrhea, thin stool, especially with soreness or blood in stool, you should consider the possibility of colon and rectal tumors and go to hospital for careful examination.
9. “Old rotten feet”
If someone has chronic ulcers on the calf, even for decades, commonly known as “old rotten feet”, a biopsy should be performed to prevent cancerous changes.
10.Enlarged moles
Almost everyone has moles, but if they keep increasing in size, especially if they bleed, you should be alert to the presence of cancerous lesions.
According to the report of the World Health Organization Cancer Expert Advisory Committee, if cancer is detected early, 1/3 of patients can be cured.