SIGNS OF CANCER COMMONLY BRUSHED OFF AS NOT SERIOUS-min

SIGNS OF CANCER COMMONLY BRUSHED OFF AS NOT SERIOUS

From my career experience, most people tend to ignore or brush off the below cancer symptoms at first, which can indicate a cancer development;

•             Pinkish skin growths sore skin lumps accompanied by other skin changes such as pimples, especially in toe and fingernails that seem not to disappear. This can be a sign of skin cancer, yet people ignore it as they think they are normal skin conditions. 

•             Loss of appetite or feeling full after consuming less food than you normally eat common symptoms of colon, stomach, ovarian, and lung cancers.

•             Significant unintended weight loss can be a warning sign of lung, pancreatic, or stomach cancers.

•             Breast rashes, lumps, skin rashes, red nipples, thick nipples, or irritation are common signs of breast cancer.

•             Lymphoma or endless night sweats accompanied by fever, weight reduction, endless fatigue, and signs of immune cancer.

•             An urge to pee frequently at night, weak pee stream, and pain while urinating can be signs of prostate cancer in men.

Patients possibly dismiss signs including;

Fatigue

Experiencing excessive fatigue that remains even after enough rest could be a sign. The cancer cells could be using your nutrients to grow and worsen, thus making you tired.

Fever

Usual fever resulting from flue and colds can clear without intervention. However, one connected to cancer lacks other infection signs, accompanies night sweats, and mainly happens at nighttime.

Pain

Most people would experience pain initially but ignore trying to monitor how bad it can go. They do not realize that it may be persistent due to chemicals released by the cancer or a tumor moving to different body parts.

Charlotte Cremers
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MS, University of Tartu
Sleep specialist

Using the acquired academic and professional experience, I advise patients with various complaints about mental health - depressed mood, nervousness, lack of energy and interest, sleep disorders, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and anxieties, difficulty concentrating, and stress. In my free time, I love to paint and go on long walks on the beach. One of my latest obsessions is sudoku – a wonderful activity to calm an unease mind.

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