Cancer is really becoming more common these days.
I often hear questions like this every once in a while—
He looks healthy, why did he suddenly have cancer?
The annual physical examination is normal, why is the cancer still in advanced stage?
Actually, cancer is not as simple as we think. It is by no means a disease determined by a single substance or a certain external factor. It is more a combination of multiple factors. product.
Many people don’t quite understand that they have regular physical examinations every year, and the results are normal. Why can’t they escape the “invasion” of cancer?
Is it because the physical examination items are not good, or is the doctor competent?
Actually, it really isn’t, and I can’t just throw the blame on the two of them.
Our annual routine physical examination is mainly to help us understand what state our body is currently in and the operation of our vital organs.
In addition, some common chronic diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure are sometimes found.
Unfortunately, most cancers in the early stage will not affect the physiological indicators checked by the doctors of these physical examination items. The early symptoms of cancer itself are very inconspicuous, and it is easy to be compared with some ordinary people. The symptoms caused by the levels are all too similar.
In addition, the growth of cancer is a relatively long process, but at a later stage, the tumor area expands, thereby invading blood vessels, compressing nerves or Peripheral organs, which will trigger the corresponding symptoms.
If these phenomena occur, I advise you to do a check in time
Although early symptoms of cancer are not obvious or easy to ignore, they are not traceable.
Of course, the phenomena mentioned below are only the possible manifestations of cancer, and do not mean that you will have cancer if you have these symptoms, and these symptoms are not the official diagnostic criteria for cancer. .
However, these discomforts, even if they are symptoms of discomfort, also reflect the abnormality of the body and need to be paid attention to.
1. Chronic night sweats and weight loss
Long-term night sweats, accompanied by significant weight loss in the short term, especially weight loss of more than 5% within six months, are likely to be related to cancer.
2. Changes in bowel habits
Specific manifestations are chronic constipation, diarrhea, alternating diarrhea and constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain. We need to be alert to the occurrence of gastrointestinal tumors.
If the above symptoms occur, please go to a regular hospital for gastroscopy, tumor marker examination, imaging examination, etc.
3. Persistent pain
There is unexplained pain that keeps getting worse. Don’t put up with it. Actively seek out the cause of pain and prevent it from being caused by cancer.
4. Feeling tired
Weakness, always feeling tired and difficult to lift up the spirit, this symptom is different from general fatigue, which cannot be relieved after proper rest, which seriously affects normal life.
5. Persistent fever
Fever is a regulatory mechanism of the body. If the fever has not subsided after conventional treatment, then you need to pay attention. Many cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma will affect the human immune system. Fighting against these problems can manifest as a persistent fever.
Know your risk so you can prevent it effectively
Although there are many screening items for cancer, so far, there is no test that can detect tumors 100%, and there will be some omissions.
In addition, the cost of these screening items is not low. Even if the whole body is checked, not only the wallet will be affected, but the radiation of the inspection items will also affect the body to some extent, so it is not Reality.
Because of this, in order to detect cancer in time, two things need to be done:
First, don’t ignore small bugs, small problems
Don’t ignore some physical abnormalities, especially for patients with chronic diseases, it is more necessary to do relevant data monitoring, if symptoms occur, or if you feel unwell, then check again , I’m afraid it’s too late.
Second, find out if you are in a high-risk group and conduct targeted screening
Learn about the high-risk factors of cancer and see if you belong to a high-risk group, so as to carry out targeted cancer screening, such as age, whether there are patients with cancer at home, whether there is precancer disease, and specific risk factors.
