There is cancer in the body, the finger prophet? Reminder: If there are 3 abnormalities in the hands, it may be a cancer 'early warning'

"What? Cut off my fingers?" Ms. Wang was very surprised when she heard the doctor's diagnosis.

A few years ago, 53-year-old Ms. Wang suddenly had a black line on her nails, and she didn't pay much attention at that time. In July last year, the black line of the finger cracked. Ms. Wang applied some external medicine, but the situation did not improve, and the cracks became bigger and bigger.

Last month, a part of Ms. Wang's nails fell off, and it hurt so bad when she touched water, so she immediately went to the hospital for help.

After an examination, doctors said she had a type of cancer called "melanoma" and needed to have her finger amputated immediately. Fortunately, Ms. Wang's melanoma is still in the early stage. After timely surgical treatment, the disease has been brought under control .

1. Why is there a black line on the nail?

A female nevus is a nevus that grows on the nail mother. It is more common on the thumb, toe and index finger, and is usually single.

The nail mother is located at the proximal end of the nail, where the melanocytes are more active. Once the melanocytes hyperpigment abnormally, the nail mother will form black spots like black lines. As the nail mole gradually increases, the black line will become wider and wider.

In addition, when the nails are infected by fungi, the nails are traumatized, the body is deficient in vitamin A, or iron deficiency anemia and other factors, it may also cause the nails to grow black vertical lines.

If the following symptoms appear, the malignant transformation of nail nevus may be higher, and you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time:

• The width of the black line exceeds 3 mm;
• The black line widens significantly in a short period of time or has a pointed triangle shape;
• deck damage;
• Darkening of the skin around the nail or dark spots appearing.

2. There are 3 abnormalities in the hand, be alert to cancer

In addition to the black line on the nail, once the following 3 abnormal signals appear on the hands, you should also be more vigilant.

1. Yellow armor

Yellowing of nails is generally considered to be a sign of liver and gallbladder disease, which may be related to icteric hepatitis, hemolytic jaundice or obstructive jaundice.

2. Liver palm

If there are obvious flaky erythema on the thenar of the palm and the palm of the fingertips, the erythema will turn pale instantly when pressed, and it will return to normal immediately after losing pressure. This symptom is called "liver palm" and is a symptom of liver lesions. Common manifestations.

3. Clubbing

Thickening, growth, or clubbing of the ends of the fingers or toes is called "clubbing."

Clubbing caused by lung cancer is caused by cancer cells eroding the lung tissue, impairing the function of the lungs, resulting in a decrease in oxygen supply capacity, which in turn causes a lack of oxygen at the ends of the fingers or toes.

3. 1/3 of malignant tumors can be prevented, and cancer screening should pay attention

According to the World Health Organization, 1/3 of cancers are preventable, 1/3 of cancers can be cured through early detection and active treatment, and 1/3 of cancers can be treated rationally to improve symptoms, thereby reducing pain and improve the quality of life.

Therefore, for cancer, early detection and early treatment are very important.

Cancer screening varies from person to person, and targeted inspection items need to be customized according to individual circumstances and requirements. Regular cancer screening is recommended for the following groups of people:

1. People aged 40-50

In general, people aged 40-65 should have regular cancer screenings.

2. High-risk groups with genetic or family history

Many cancers have familial genetic clustering, such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma and breast cancer. It is recommended that this group of people do cancer screening 5-10 years earlier than ordinary people.

3. Irregular diet, heavy smoking and drinking, or people who often stay up late

Many studies have shown that bad living habits are closely related to the occurrence of cancer.

4. People in some areas with high cancer incidence

Taking gastric cancer as an example, people in Northwest and Northeast regions like to eat pickled food. Therefore, people who live in certain areas with a high incidence of cancer for a long time should do regular cancer screening.

Some abnormal symptoms in the hands may be a signal of disease from the body, and sometimes it may even be a sign of cancer.

If you can pay attention to these symptoms, detect the disease in time, and receive standardized treatment at an early stage, the cure rate can be greatly improved, and it may even save lives. Therefore, you should pay attention to the changes in your hands in daily life. Once you find abnormal symptoms, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

References:

[1] What's the matter with the black vertical lines on the nails? .Family Doctor.2020-08-05

[2] Watch hands and know? If these symptoms appear on the fingers, it may be that the heart is calling for help... .Guangzhou Daily.2022-01-10

[3] Will "nail moles" turn into melanoma? Experts teach you scientific discrimination. Popular Science China. 2018-06-26

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