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What are the top 10 signs of malignancy?

This article is written by Li Hao

No.1 The presence of any part of the body is palpable (self-touching) and does not eliminate the lump

Common tumors mainly appear in the breast, tongue, neck and so on.

Take a breast mass as an example:

What are the top 10 signs of malignancy?

ps: At present, breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer to become the world's largest malignant tumor

No.2 Moles or neoplasms are obviously changed

Includes: darkening, rapid enlargement, itching, hair removal, discharge, ulceration, bleeding.

No.3 Persistent dyspepsia

This situation is more common in digestive system tumors, such as stomach cancer, early thought is gastritis, gastric ulcers, etc. (acid reflux, belching), lasting for several months the symptoms do not alleviate, at this time, do a gastroscope to see.

No.4 Choking sensation and pain of eating, discomfort behind the sternum

Esophageal cancer can occur in the early stages, and advanced esophageal cancer cannot even eat.

What are the top 10 signs of malignancy?

No.5 Nosebleeds, nasopharyngeal discharge from suction and cough with blood, tinnitus, hearing loss

Why do you sometimes feel the taste of snot when you suck it up (as we all know, snot is salty), because our nasal cavity is connected to the larynx and the mouth with the pharynx. Therefore, when you have a nosebleed, a large part of the reason is due to nasopharyngeal bleeding. (Except for the case where you cut your nose and bleed: this is nasal mucosal bleeding)

The high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer in Guangdong is often due to nosebleeds to the hospital.

What are the top 10 signs of malignancy?

Illustration: Anatomy of the human nasopharynx

No.6 Female menstrual hemorrhage, irregular bleeding outside menstruation or menopause, bleeding from sexual intercourse

We know that the amount of blood loss during women's menstruation is generally fluctuating within a certain range, not too much and not too little (about 20-80ml), and women generally will not have vaginal bleeding after menopause, if the amount of menstruation is too much (frequent replacement of sanitary napkins), or after menopause bit by bit irregular bleeding, then we must pay attention to, these are abnormal conditions, in the early stage of cervical cancer can appear.

No.7 Persistent hoarseness, dry cough, blood in sputum

Seen in laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, and lung cancers. People who smoke for a long time usually have the habit of coughing up sputum, and after the sputum is coughed up, they may wish to pay more attention to see if there is blood.

No.8 Unexplained stools alternate with blood and mucus, diarrhea and constipation

Under normal diet, people generally defecate 3-7 times a week, short-term constipation can be solved by eating more fruits and vegetables, long-term constipation needs to be vigilant, colon cancer is often manifested as long-term constipation, because intestinal lumps block the passage of food debris.

No.9 Unexplained hematuria, prolonged jaundice

The sclera, commonly known as the white of the eyes, is the easiest place to observe jaundice!

The "yellow" of jaundice

No.10 Persistent non-healing ulcers, significant wasting in a short period of time

Malignant tumors on the human body consumption is huge, it grows rapidly, and easy to bleed, fast growth requires a very large supply of nutrients, the pipeline of transport nutrition is the newborn blood vessels, and the tumor will induce the human body to produce an "illusion", the first transport of many kinds of nutrients to the tumor, other places do not have enough nutrition, it is easy to emaciate, malignant tumor advanced patients usually appear extremely emaciated cachexia signs.

This article is produced by Jingdong Health Internet Hospital

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