What cancer symptom is not apparent?

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One third of cancers can be prevented, one third can be found early and cured after timely treatment, while only one third cannot be cured. However, some early symptoms of cancer are very confusing, and some of them may even be mistaken for other minor diseases, thus delaying treatment and regret for life. The following 10 insignificant physical problems, need to be treated with caution, are likely to be cancer precursors.

What cancer symptom is not apparent?

It is difficult to find the early symptoms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. If there are nosebleed and some cold symptoms, such as runny nose, expectoration, etc., which are not good for a long time, or people who seldom have a cold have a continuous cold, they should be alert and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. An 18-year-old man in Wuhan, Hubei Province, with nasal congestion for several months, thought it was common cold. After treatment in the clinic, his symptoms still did not improve. He was referred to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lixin hospital for examination. He was surprised to find that the cause of long-term nasal congestion was that both nasal cavities had been blocked by tumors, and further biopsy confirmed that he had nasopharyngeal carcinoma. After treatment, the symptoms of male nasal congestion were relieved. After the treatment, the tumor disappeared completely.

Frequent urination beware of ovarian cancer the American Cancer Society says that if a woman has symptoms such as lower abdominal swelling, stuffy pain, pelvic or abdominal pain, feeling full soon, frequent urination and urgency of urination, and one of these symptoms appears almost every day, she should be treated quickly, which is likely to be a precursor of ovarian cancer. In addition, the tumor may sometimes oppress the large intestine, so if there is a change in defecation habits, it is also one of the warning signs.

If the weight is obviously reduced in a few months and the cause is unknown, attention should be paid to pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer or lung cancer. In addition, if you have upper abdominal distension, or persistent and unexplained abdominal pain, or even back pain, if you have gastroscopy or hepatobiliary ultrasound, you can't find the problem, especially if you don't diet deliberately and lose weight inexplicably, you should be alert to pancreatic cancer.

matters needing attention

About 2 / 3 of lung cancer patients have cough symptoms, which can be mild dry cough or severe cough. Patients with chronic cough may have changes in the nature of cough, such as cough frequency conversion or irritative dry cough, which is often not easy to attract the attention of patients. So if you cough for a long time, you need to see a doctor. If someone has smoking experience and coughs for a long time, they should go to the hospital for examination.