Cancer Information
Cancer Symptoms
Don’t ignore some of these cancer symptoms
- Non- traumatic painless bleeding from any part of the body, this can be from mouth, nose, ears, vagina, skin and rectum.
- Swelling in any part of the body, which is painless and is growing fast over a few weeks to a month and/or a swelling that was present for a long time, which starts growing rapidly
- Cough which is present for more than three weeks especially in smokers and if associated with blood mixed sputum
- Fever of unknown origin that does not subside after 3-4 weeks of regular medication
- An ulcer or a wound that is not related to injury especially in the mouth or on skin
- Unplanned weight loss of more than 10% of the body weight in 6 months
- Hoarseness of voice not responding to regular medication
- Alternating constipation and diarrhea
- Increased frequency of night time urination, thinning of urinary stream or obstructive symptoms are most common due to benign prostate hyperplasia, however a urologist should be seen and the person should be investigated thoroughly
- Headaches associated with vomiting with or without seizures and /or visual symptoms