Cancer in the body, a 'body' prophet? If there are 5 signs in the body, you need to pay attention
Cancer cells are normal cells that mutate and divide continuously, eventually forming cancer. Cancer cells will pass out of the cancerous tumor, enter the lymphatic system or blood system, and metastasize to other organs, which is called cancer metastasis.
As long as most cancers are detected early, early treatment can improve the 5-year cure rate. Generally, there are 5 signs in the body when there is cancer in the body.
What are the symptoms of cancer in the body?
1. Progressive weight loss
Under the premise that the amount of exercise has not increased and the diet is all normal, the weight has gradually decreased, and the weight has been reduced by dozens of kilograms within 6 months. Cancer should be highly suspected. In particular, cancers related to the digestive system, such as liver cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancer, hinder digestion and absorption. In addition, the growth of cancer cells requires sufficient nutritional support, and the proliferation of cancer cells will consume nutrients in the body, resulting in body weight loss.
2. Inexplicable pain
Most cancers do not have obvious pain in the early stage, but as the cancer progresses, it can invade peripheral nerves or tissues, causing severe pain.
Take lung cancer as an example. After lung cancer, the surrounding brachial plexus can be invaded, causing unbearable pain in the left arm or shoulder, so that one can't move. Therefore, excluding trauma, when there is unexplained pain in a certain part of the body, you can't take chances, and you need to seek medical examination as soon as possible.
3. Repeated low-grade fever
Low-grade fever is easy to appear after the middle and advanced stage of cancer, which is called cancerous fever in medicine. As the surface of the cancerous tumor ruptures and necroses, the tissue is reabsorbed by the body, causing a low-grade fever. If you have a low-grade fever recently and there is no inflammation in the body, and the symptoms cannot be relieved even after taking medicines, further medical examinations are required to rule out cancer.
4. Jaundice
Jaundice is a typical symptom of a variety of cancers, especially liver cancer, pancreatic cancer and gallbladder cancer. The degree of jaundice varies, and most of them are obstructive jaundice. At first, only the white part of the eyes turned yellow, and then the skin of the whole body turned yellow, accompanied by persistent itching of the skin, dark brown urine, and clay-colored stool.
5. Abnormal stool
After the digestive organs become cancerous, the stool will change, especially pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer and stomach cancer. When the disease in the intestines is transformed into cancer, as the cancerous tumor gradually grows, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal bleeding, which makes the stool appear tarry-like, and at the same time emits an abnormal fishy smell.
Cancer of the liver and pancreas can also affect food digestion and absorption, leading to diarrhea and steatorrhea. Therefore, you should pay more attention to the stool, whether it is the character, color, or change of the stool habit, you should seek medical attention in time.