They vary, depending on the kind of cancer. Basically, if someone has unusual symptoms (bleeding, feeling a lump, excessive tiredness, pain, loss of appetite, etc, etc, etc) they should see their doctor. The longer you put off getting symptoms checked out, the worse a cancer can get.
2006-06-10 13:18:29
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answer #1
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answered by Janine 7
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varies from initially no symptoms to night sweats, weight loss, fevers, pain, cough, swelling, odd rashes or sores, etc. Depends on the type cancer as your question is very broad.
2006-06-10 13:18:02
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answered by Anonymous
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hip pain, sore throat, no appetite, black or dark stools and pain in the area that may be cancerous.the only ways of detecting any cancers except bone is a blood test.if your concerned about your helth please make an appt with your doctor
2006-06-11 03:49:41
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answered by Anonymous
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different symptoms for different parts of the body. In general though, lumps that shouldnt be there, weight loss, fatigue, pain, unusual things like blood from your bowel, or in your sputum..things like tht.
2006-06-10 15:09:35
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answered by jane d 3
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I can tell u Leukemia ...from experience....it feels like you have the flu...your body aches..your feet feel like they weigh a ton...you have a hard time breathing...you're exhausted...you just feel like crawling in bed and not gettin up....and you internally bleed ..when you go to the bathroom your stool is very dark from internal bleeding....
2006-06-10 13:18:37
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answered by celine8388 6
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loosing weight with out any reasion.continious fever.general weekness
2006-06-10 20:19:55
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answered by shahana_raja2002 3
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CANCER-early warning symptoms.
BRAIN: Repeated severe head ache; sudden episodes of vomiting not preceded by nausea; blurred vision, double vision, or loss of vision;sudden loss of hearing in one ear, loss of sense of balance; onset of paralysis or numbness or sensation in one arm, leg, or side of face; convulsions or fits; personality changes coming on within a short period of time.
SKIN
1. Change in size or colour, repeated bleeding, or growth of a mole or wart.
2. Any skin sore that fails to heal after 3 to 4 weeks especially if it is on the nose, face or an area that is exposed to repeated irritation.
BREAST
1. Any change in size of the breast.
2. Bloody, yellow, or green discharge from the nipple.
3. Any lump in the breast or in the armpit, usually painless.
4. Any dimpling or change in the texture of the skin of the breast.
5. A change in the shape of the nipple;
6. Any persistent irritation scaling, sour or ulcer of the nipple.
LUNGS.
1. Pain in one side of the chest, usually nagging, and not severe.
2. Chronic cough which continues despite medications to clear it up and unassociated with a respiratory infection.
3. Spitting of the blood, or hemorrhage.
4. Unexplained weight loss.
5. Unexplained pallor or anemia
MOUTH, PHARYNX, and LARYNX
1. Hoarseness that lasts more than three to four weeks.
2. Ulcerations, whitish plaques, sores, lumps- anywhere on the lips, tongue, gums, inside the cheeks, throat,and so on- that fail to disappear within 2 or 3 weeks.
3. Repeated bleeding from the tongue, cheeks or throat of unexplained origin.
4. A lump in the neck, under the chin, or at any angle of the jaw.
Sinuses
Repeated blooody discharge from the nose; swelling of the face.
LYMPH NODES
Any painless lump or lumps in the neck, armpit, or groin; lack of energy; loss of appetite; weight loss; anemia.
ESOPHAGUS:
Difficulty in swallowing; a sense of fullness beneath the breastbone; repeated regurgitation of the undigested food.
STOMACH
1. Rather abrupt onset of indigestion after eating.
2. Loss of appetite for more than 2 weeks.
3. Indigestion, especially after eating, if it persists for more than 2 to 3 weeks.
4. Bloody or coffee-ground vomit.
5. Tar-black stool from someone not taking iron-containing pills.
6. Weight loss, weakness, and lethargy (often late symptoms).
GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS
1. Pain in the upper abdomen, indigestion, loss of appetite, jaundice (yellow color to skin) with or without abdominal pain.
COLON AND RECTUM.
1. Change in ordinary bowel habits.
2. Change in appearance, size, and consistency of stool.
3. Bleeding on moving bowels.
4. Dark red blood in stools; tarry stools.
5. Increasing difficulty in moving bowels.
6. Distension of abdomen.
7.Abdominal cramps, often colicky.
8. Episodes of vomiting, sometimes of fecal material.
9. Unexplained anemia.
10. A lump in the abdomen (a late sign).
KIDNEYS, BLADDER OR PROSTATE.
1. Blood in the urine.
2. Burning on urination.
3. Pain or swelling in the flank or in the lower abdomen, worse on voiding urine.
4. Increased frequency of urination.
5. Inability to urinate.
6. Painless swelling of a testicle.
UTERUS AND CERVIX.
1. Vaginal bleeding in women past the menopause (change of life).
2. Unusual irregular vaginal bleeding, especially when the menstrual period is not expected.
3. Unusual vaginal discharge.
4. Vaginal bleeding after intercourse.
5. In younger women, any excessive bleeding during menstruation.
6. Bleeding after intercourse.
7. A mass developing in the lower abdomen (a late sign).
SUBCUTENEOUS TISSUE.
Any lump that appears anywhere beneath the skin, whether painful or not.
2006-06-11 06:54:36
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answer #7
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answered by gangadharan nair 7
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