What are the symptoms of cancer?

There are some clinical signs that allow you to suspect a malignant formation and in time to see a doctor. Let's list the main ones.

• Changes in moles on the skin. These pigmented formations are present practically at all. Suspicions should cause changes that occur with these entities - sudden growth, the appearance of bleeding, a change in color. These signs can become the first manifestations of melanoma - skin cancer. In this case, you need to urgently go to an oncologist or dermatologist.
• The appearance of a discomfort in the mammary glands, their soreness, changes in the shape of the glands, the appearance of seals in them - all this may be the beginning of a malignant formation developing in the breast gland. Also suspicions should cause a change in the contour of the gland, the shape of the nipple and the appearance of wrinkled skin in any part of the breast. Simultaneously, it is required to feel the axillary region, as well as sub- and supraclavicular areas, for the detection of enlarged lymph nodes. All of the above signs can be clinical manifestations of beginning breast cancer.
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• Discharge from the genitals outside of menstruation. This can be a manifestation of malignant tumors of the endometrium, cervical cancer, etc. In all these cases, you need to urgently go to the gynecologist.
• If there is a foreign body sensation, the swallowing process is difficult, then you also need to contact a specialist who will appoint an EFGDS.These signs may be a clinical manifestation of esophageal cancer, neck tumors and other serious diseases.
• Visual impairment, frequent headaches, the appearance of "blind spots" - these symptoms can occur with a large number of diseases, including malignant brain formations. When these signs appear, you need to contact an ophthalmologist and a neurologist who will prescribe an additional study and be able to make the correct diagnosis.
• Constant constipation, a sense of foreign body presence in the anus, pain during defecation. In these cases, an additional examination is required - to perform a colonoscopy or a sigmoidoscopy. These studies will help in time to diagnose cancer of the rectum. The first procedure is more preferable, since it allows not only to examine the mucosa of the large intestine, but also to take a piece of tissue for histological examination.
• The appearance of enlarged lymph nodes in various areas - axillary, sub- and supra-maxillary, submandibular, inguinal. Particularly should alert their increase, accompanied by fever, itching - while it is impossible to exclude malignant formations of the hematopoietic system. Therefore, when these symptoms appear, you need to urgently undergo additional research, which is performed by a hematologist.

As you can see, the clinical manifestations of cancers can be different. But it should be remembered that not in all cases, the listed signs are necessarily a manifestation of cancer. The true cause of these symptoms can only be diagnosed by a physician.

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