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What
are the symptoms of cancer?
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Symptoms
describe what a person feels within his or her body that may be a
sign of an illness or indicate something is wrong within the body.
Most cancers take a long time to develop and produce symptoms of cancer.
Most of the time the symptoms of cancer are similar to that of many
common illnesses and infectious disease. These symptoms are indications
that the person may need medical attention, so if a person should
experience any of them they should consult a doctor. The only way
to be sure if you have cancer is to see a doctor and to undergo specific
tests and evaluation.
If a patient has symptoms, a doctor might order cancer detection tests
such as X-rays and blood tests. If it is suspected that the problem
is cancer, the doctor will probably recommend seeing an oncologist
(say: on-kol-ah-jist), a doctor who treats cancer patients.
Some cancer warning signs that people should watch out for are
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Weakness and fatigue
· Loss of appetite and weight loss
· Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
· Nagging cough or hoarseness
· A sore that does not heal
· Easy bleeding or bruising
· Unusual bleeding or discharge
· Constant fever or chills
· Changes in bowel habit
· Obvious change in the size and colour of a mole
· Formation of any lumps, especially if they feel hard
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