Cancer is one of the leading fatal diseases today and it has become a major concern for many people given that it has no cure and anyone can get infected. However, when the cancer is identified early in its development, treatments can be started sooner and one’s chances of survival are higher, hence doctors advise that people should pay attention to their bodies and identify any early symptoms so that they can get an early diagnosis. Some of the early signs of cancer that you should be aware of that can help you get an early diagnosis have been discussed below.
The first and one of the most common signs of cancer in your body is the presence of lumps on your skin or thickened areas on your skin. In many cases, the presence of lumps or thickened skin areas is a major indicator of breast cancer or the cancer of male private organs. This happens when you find that you can feel lumps on your breasts, or some thickened skin on your breast or on your male private reproductive organ when you touch it, since these lumps can usually be felt through the skin. One should not, therefore, that once they feel the presence of lumps or any area of thickened skin on their bodies, especially on the breast or the male reproductive organ, then they should try to see a professional medical doctor as soon as possible to check out the lumps and ascertain the presence of cancer as early as possible, or rule it out as well if it was nothing to worry about.
The second symptom of cancer that one should be aware of today is pain. Today, most people ignore pain in their bodies as they dismiss it as normal pain that would go away with time or even attribute this pain to fatigue or work pressure and as a result, they do not look into the cause of the pain that they suffer. When it comes to pain, especially persistent pain, one is always advised to seek a medical opinion from a highly qualified medical doctor, and even if possible, one can seek a second medical opinion just to be sure since in most cases, there is usually a serious medical issue behind most persistent pains even if it is a persistent headache and the earlier the disease is diagnosed, the better the chances of treating it successfully with minimal damage and minimal medical fees.
Yet another cause for alarm is the inexplicable loss of weight, especially when it is ten pounds or more. Loss of weight may seem like a small issue, except when one cannot seem to see any reason as to why they should be losing weight in the first place, then it becomes an issue as it could represent the presence of an underlying medical issue, sometimes one as serious as cancer.
In conclusion, should you identify one or more of the above signs of cancer in your body, it is important to get a medical opinion as soon as possible to confirm or rule out cancer.