How to determine the signs of cancer? What symptoms may be markers oncological problems in the initial stages of their formation?
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Sometimes the initial manifestations of cancer do not cause any suspicions and do not manifest themselves. Examples of this set. So, for example, the only symptom of brain cancer, glioblastoma, which was widely spoke at the beginning of this year due to the illness of the popular Russian singer Zhanna Friske, is the change in sense of smell. The patient begins to seem that pleasantly smelling products have a bad smell, or vice versa. Many will not even pay attention to such trifles, thinking: «So, it seemed!»
Or, say, the lung cancer at the initial stage almost does not have symptoms similar to known pulmonary diseases. However, even a slight malaise in combination with a sense of gravity in the chest and a subfebrile temperature should alert the patient and serve as an impetus for visiting the therapist.
According to statistics, 10% of cases of early appeal to the doctor about completely minor symptoms are timely and not in vain. Modern methods of diagnosing oncological diseases make it possible to identify tiny tumors and neoplasms at the first stage of development and achieve full patient cure. The main thing is not to be afraid and do not be flawed to set out the doctor all the doubts that they are tormented, they may be vital.
Sometimes it happens that many types of tumors turn out to be out of the patient's attention to a simple reason: their symptoms are very similar to other, more innocuous diseases or even temporary ailments.
Doctors oncologists are trying to systematize various «Suspicious» Signs. There is a whole list of symptoms for which you can judge the beginning of a serious disease.
Sign No. 1
Such a symptom like pain in the back is quite common and usually not very frightening the patient. Who did not have a spin after severe exercise or unbearable sports exercises? And if the pain arose without provoking factors? It is necessary to note that pain in the top of the back can be symptoms of lung cancer or stomach. Pain in the lumbar spine sometimes means the prostate tumor in men or genitals in women. Singing pain in the epigastric area can be associated with pancreatic cancer.
Sign No. 2
It is worth paying attention to the appearance of cough and shortness without signs of cold, especially in smokers. Long dry or wet cough, with or without a wet or without it, should alert both a patient and a doctor. Tightening cough is not cold — This is a signal for immediate visiting to a doctor and a fluorographic picture.
Sign No. 3
The increase in temperature to the so-called subfebrile numbers (from 37.1 to 37.7) can also be a forerunner of trouble. If the elevated body temperature holds more than two weeks, you should visit a specialist and conduct an in-depth examination with the obligatory surrender of the overall blood test. Unmotivated body temperature lifting can be an early symptom of blood diseases and a lymphatic system.
Sign No. 4
The next feature, which can be found even on its own with a regular examination of the chest at home — This is a tumor in the tissues of the breast.
The emergence of any neoplasms and seals in the chest, pain, drawn nipple, skin peeling — All this should alert a woman and, of course, a doctor, because it may be signs of breast cancer. Immediate and timely appeal to the mammologist — Pledge of diagnosis of the disease at the early stage of the tumor process.
Sign No. 5
One of the frequent symptoms of precancerous gynecological and oncological diseases is uterine bleeding. What the woman should pay attention to, which began to celebrate reduced pressure, pallor and weakness? Anomalous blood discharge from the vagina, t. E. Outside period menstruation — This is a reason for immediate appeal to the doctor. Especially attentive to such a sign should be women during menopause. The appearance of bloody discharge during the period of ovarian function in most cases indicates the oncological transformation of tissues.
Sign No. 6
What signs and symptoms may indicate a gastric cancer? The trouble is that in the early stages this disease does not have obvious symptoms. The appearance of unpleasant sensations, gravity, discomfort is not always alarming the patient, he wants to think that it is gastritis and oatmeal will be easy to correct. And only the emergence of significant and tangible pain «Under the bow», The constant nausea and vomiting make the patient consult a doctor and pass the examination.
Sign No. 7
Further, we will discuss the thyroid cancer, which is often accompanied by depression, excessive irritability, attacks of anger, tearless, nervousness, sharp weight loss without changing the power and lifestyle. Such signs will rather lead the patient to the reception to a neurologist or psychotherapist, and not to the oncologist. In the early stages of thyroid cancer, specific features may be invisible. But painless lump in the throat, difficulty swallowing, increasing impurity, an increase in lymph nodes in the neck area should certainly be alert and patient and doctor.
When the symptoms described above are detected, the main thing — keep calmness, because it is not a diagnosis, it is still just a reason to engage in your health. Thanks to the successes of modern medicine in general and oncology, in particular, mortality from cancer decreases every year, especially in countries with a developed healthcare system.
