Cancer can be a devastating disease that comes out of nowhere. Those diagnosed often notice few symptoms, and they feel fine when they’re blindsided with a diagnosis. Signs and symptoms of cancer can be very small and easy to miss. Recognizing these 10 signs that cancer maybe growing in your body can be vital to catching it early and saving your life.
1. A Lump Beneath the Skin
Lumps in breast tissue are often discovered by those who regularly perform self-exams. Regularly performing self-exams and knowing what to look for can help you recognize when something has changed. Self-exams can be performed on other parts of the body as well, and can allow you to discover lumps before they develop into larger tumors.
2. Itchy Skin
The body treats cancer as a bacteria. The immune system fights it by using white blood cells to attempt to destroy it. This increases blood flow in the area of cancerous growth, causing the area to feel warm, appear red, change color, feel tight or itch.
3. Wounds That Don’t Heal
If you notice that a cut or another skin injury is taking a long time to heal, it could be a sign that cancer is growing in your body. Your immune system has to prioritize, and the cancer takes priority. A wound isn’t as important so it may take the body longer to heal that injury.
4. Bumps on the Mouth or Tongue
Bumps that appear inside the mouth, gums or throat, especially if they are white in color, should be checked out by a health care professional.
5. Trouble Swallowing or Loss of Appetite
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