Signs of Cancer: Don’t Ignore Hints from the Quiet Disease

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Cancer is a frightening and hidden disease, a silent killer. Often, the only initial symptoms a patient experiences are subtle signs and bodily changes which really don’t seem like they are significant other than being annoyances to the patient—unexpected and inexplicable pain or weakness, a change in daily habits, some tightness under the skin that came out of nowhere….These changes are usually not insignificant when viewed in the context of the individual’s regular health and family predispositions.

Cancer as a disease is such a threat to patients because it comes out of nowhere, and usually without warning. What starts as a headache later turns into a daily headache. What causes a variation in daily habits becomes a necessary accommodation to unpleasant symptoms, many of which are about topics not usually brought up at a social gathering. The subtle changes, minor inconveniences, and unspeakable symptoms quietly mushroom into an unpredictable problem, one hard to describe to a doctor without sounding crazy. Often, the silent unexpected symptoms are actually red flags for cancer, and an unplanned bump in the road of life.

WEB M.D., (www, webmd.org) a popular site used to understand illness and symptoms, is often the first stop for individuals seeking answers to medical questions and mystery symptoms. The symptoms are usually ones which have been around for awhile in the life of the patient; ones which did not go away when ignored and which have now increased in severity or in annoyance. The site deals with physical signs which may indicate the presence of something to test for. WEB M.D. advocates using the C A U T I O N test to evaluate whether a first or second opinion is indicated by the following “annoying” symptoms, which may in fact prove to be nothing, or something requiring medical intervention.

C-hange in daily health habits, which may include bladder or bowel habits.

A-sore that will not heal.

U-nusual discharge or bleeding from the body.

T-hickening or lump in the body, especially in the testicles of a man, breast of either woman or man, or  anywhere else on the body.

I-ndigestion or trouble swallowing, even if it is only the saliva of the patient.

O-bvious change in the shape,size, thickness, or color of sore such as a mole, wart, or even a mouth sore

N-agging hoarseness or cough for no known reason.

The above “caution” signs are not exclusive for an appearance of cancer; there are additional symptoms which may also signal the presence of some types of cancer, including persistent headache, unexplained weight loss or gain, unusual pain or fatigue, or unexplained fever or recurring infections.

A patient experiencing  any or all of these symptoms, rather than just being annoyed, should seek medical help to determine whether it is just a bad day or is in fact a symptom of something worse requiring  medical intervention.

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