4. Unusual Lumps or Swellings
A new lump under the skin, in the breast, neck, groin, or armpits can be one of the earliest symptoms of abnormal cell growth. Always have persistent lumps checked by a doctor.
5. Skin Changes
Your skin can reflect what’s happening inside your body. Watch out for:
Darkening, yellowing, or redness of the skin
Sores that don’t heal
New or changing moles
These may be linked to skin cancer or internal cancers.
6. Persistent Cough or Hoarseness
A cough lasting more than three weeks, especially with blood, could point to lung or throat cancer. Hoarseness that doesn’t improve may also be a warning sign.
7. Changes in Bowel or Bladder Habits
Sudden constipation, diarrhea, blood in the stool, or changes in urination frequency may signal colon, bladder, or prostate cancer.
8. Difficulty Swallowing
Trouble swallowing food, feeling like something is stuck in your throat, or frequent choking could be related to cancers of the esophagus or throat.
9. Frequent Infections or Slow Healing
If your immune system is compromised by cancer cells, wounds take longer to heal and infections occur more often. Leukemia and blood-related cancers often show this symptom.
10. Abnormal Bleeding or Discharge
Unexpected bleeding—such as coughing up blood, blood in urine, or unusual vaginal bleeding—should never be ignored. This is a common early sign of cancers in reproductive organs, bladder, or digestive tract.
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