The Seven Warning Signals of Cancer
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The Seven Warning Signals of Cancer:
Warning Sign |
What to look for |
| Change in bowel or bladder habits |
- Changes in frequency of bowel or bladder habits?
- Changes in the color, consistency (diarrhea, constipated...), size, or
shape of stools.
- Blood in urine or stool
|
| A sore that does not heal |
- Sores that:
- don't seem to be getting better
- are getting bigger
- getting more painful
- are starting to bleed
|
| Unusual bleeding or discharge |
- Blood in urine or stool
- Discharge from any parts of your body, eg. nipples, penis ...
|
| Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere |
- Any lump in the breast when doing a self exam
- Any lump in the scrotum when doing a self exam
- Other lumps felt
|
| Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing |
- Feeling of pressure in throat or chest which make swallowing
uncomfortable
- Pressure or feeling full without food or with a small amount of food
|
| Obvious change in warts or mole |
Use the ABCD RULE
- Asymmetry: Does the mole look the same in all parts or are
there differences?
- Border: Are the borders sharp or ragged?
- Color: What are the colors seen in the mole?
- Diameter: Is the mole bigger than a pencil erasr (6 mm)?
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| Nagging cough or hoarsness |
- Change in voice
- Cough that does not go away
- Sputum with blood
|
Other signals that comes up to 50 years before
you get diagnosed with cancer:
Constipation, Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis, Digestive
problems, Hypertension, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Numbness in Arms and Legs, memory
loss, Chronic Fatigue, Immunity disorder, Candidiasis, Fibromyalgia, PMS (pre
menstrual syndrome ), Colitis, Ulcerative colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or
Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sleepeng Disorders,
Frequent Infections, Injuries, ... and many other !
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