How do you know if you have a tumor?

Question

is the lump suppose to have a scab on it or does it have to be just ur regular skin. because mine has a scab on it and you can not see a lump but when i press on it it feels hard and round. please answer

is the lump suppose to have a scab on it or does it have to be just ur regular skin. because mine has a scab on it and you can not see a lump but when i press on it it feels hard and round in side me. it is right above my private. please no gross answers. please answer

Answer 1

If you have a visible "lump" on your body. However, most tumors can't be seen on the body as they are only visible by x-ray.

Answer 2

If there's an actual lump that you can see and feel, then you need to go to the doctor to have it checked out immediately. Otherwise, they would only show up in x-rays, MRIs, CT scans or ultrasounds but diagnostics like that usually aren't performed until some other sypmtoms manifest themselves which give the doctors reason to suspect that tumors may be the cause. Of course, they can always be discovered unexpectedly while the doctors are looking for something else. Doctors thought my dad had arthritis and MRIs revealed cancerous tumors.

Answer 3

I found this @ a Mayo clinic site: (this will only help you if you were refering to a brain tumor)
Signs and symptoms
The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor depend on its size, location and rate of growth.

A brain tumor — primary or secondary — can cause a variety of signs and symptoms because it can directly press on or invade brain tissue. This can damage or destroy areas responsible for sight, movement, balance, speech, hearing, memory or behavior. Pressure from a brain tumor can also cause surrounding brain tissue to swell (edema), further increasing pressure and symptoms.

Signs and symptoms can include the following:

* New onset or change in pattern of headaches
* Headaches that gradually become more frequent and more severe
* Unexplained nausea or vomiting
* Vision problems, such as blurred vision, double vision or loss of peripheral vision
* Gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg
* Difficulty with balance
* Speech difficulties
* Confusion in everyday matters
* Personality or behavior changes
* Seizures, especially in someone who doesn't have a history of seizures — as with epilepsy, for example
* Hearing problems
* Hormonal (endocrine) disorders

Answer 4

By going to the doctor and having them run tests such as ultrasound, CAT scans and MRI's.

Answer 5

get a CAT scan

Answer 6

x-ray,MRI