3. Skin changes
If you’ve noticed that your skin is the victim of a major change and you have no idea what the cause is, you should call your doctor and schedule a visit. It’s understandable that your skin might change from time to time due to the foods and drinks you consume, or maybe you’ve changed your skincare routine, you have an allergy and so many other things.
However, there’s a difference between symptoms that can actually be concerning and normal changes that might occur to your skin. When your skin tries to tell you something about cancer, you might notice that there’s a change in the appearance of a birthmark or a mole. To remember which ones are the scary ones, use this simple mnemonic, ABCDE:
- asymmetry: one half of your mole or mark/birthmark doesn’t look like the other one;
- border: the corners are dull and uneven;
- color: it’s diverse or uncertain, both brown and black;
- diameter: it’s bigger than the eraser of a pencil;
- evolving: your mole might grow, bleed or have different changes over time.
4 thoughts on “People Ignore These 10 Cancer Symptoms Until It’s Too Late”
Three years ago I was diagnosed with stomach cancer, until the moment I could no longer swallow anything without it coming right back up there were no symptoms or signs that I had cancer. I guess my point is that cancer can be pretty sneaky if it wants to be. I underwent chemo and radiation, have been in remission for two years.
Good luck!
I was 24. I was required to take a pap smear to get birth control pills. Once it came up class 3. They advised me to see a Dr. He too did a test and advised me to take a dnc and conization if it came up Cancer. When I went in the hospital it came back positive for Cancer. Afterwards he suggested pap smears for 10 years. He also advised me to have another child before I couldn’t have one. I got pregnant after 5 years my pap smears have been clear. I caught early, which didn’t lead to a hysterectomy
Cancer is hard to find and sneaks up on a person. I have lung cancer, stage 1 found early and had radiation. I am not a smoker, not around smoking, and luckily it was found by chance. I also had breast cancer 30 years ago which was also found early. I had extensive surgery for that and so far, so good.