Everyone now attaches great importance to their health, especially those who enter the middle-aged ranks. Most of the time, they attach importance to a balanced diet and insist on exercising.
However, if you don’t check your body regularly or ignore some minor discomfort, you may miss some chances of early detection of cancer.
We should know that at the current medical level, the best time to defeat cancer is still when cancer is just beginning to sprout, the sooner the better.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of cancers do not have obvious symptoms in the early stage. Now let’s talk about the symptoms that may be related to common cancers in men. I hope that men with these problems can go to the hospital for examination in time. Naturally, it is fortunate that there is no cancer. Once it is found to be early cancer, it is often much better to deal with it in time than to delay the treatment until the symptoms cannot be tolerated.
Urination problems
In fact, many elderly men will face this embarrassing problem, such as:
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Frequent urination, especially at night;
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Urinary incontinence and urgency of urination;
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Difficulty in urination or fine urine rheology;
In most cases, these symptoms are caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia, but prostate cancer can also cause similar symptoms.
Therefore, when encountering these troubles, don’t feel embarrassed and dare not go to the hospital. Don’t take it for granted that the cause is prostatic hyperplasia.
It is still necessary to go to urology department for treatment in the first place to find out the cause.
The doctor will give you some tests to determine whether you have prostatic hyperplasia, and at the same time test the PSA content in your blood to assist in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Testicular abnormality
If the testis is found to be accompanied by a new tumor, dull pain or other abnormalities, don’t hesitate, be sure to go to the hospital in the first place, which is likely to be the symptom of testicular cancer. Different from the slow growth of prostate cancer, testicular cancer deteriorates rapidly.
In these cases, doctors will judge the cause of the disease through physical examination, blood drawing and B-ultrasound.
Hematuria, hematochezia
These two symptoms may be urinary tract infection and hemorrhoids, but they may also be symptoms of bladder cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer and rectal cancer.
In case of these situations, we should also go to the hospital for examination in time.
Persistent cough
In people who do not smoke, the possibility of lung cancer is relatively small, and persistent cough can be relieved in 3 to 4 weeks in most cases.
If there is no relief and shortness of breath or hemoptysis occurs, then it is not too late, please see a doctor in time.
If you have the habit of smoking, you need to be more vigilant, because cough is the most common clinical manifestation of lung cancer.
Doctors will know whether there is cancer through auscultation and CT examination.
Dysphagia
When eating too dry, many people will have dysphagia, that is, when swallowing food, they will feel blocked.
If dysphagia persists and becomes more and more obvious, it is likely to be a manifestation of esophageal cancer.
Early gastric cancer and esophageal cancer can be found by timely gastroscopy.
Heartburn
In most cases, the symptoms of heartburn can be improved by changing eating habits, reducing drinking alcohol and relieving mental stress. However, if these efforts cannot relieve the symptoms, you must seek medical treatment in time.
Because heartburn persists and worsens, it may be the clinical manifestation of gastric cancer or esophageal cancer.
Lymph node changes
Under normal circumstances, lymph nodes should not be easily touched and will not be seen. If you can touch swollen lymph nodes around your neck and armpits.
In most cases, the body is infected, and lymph node enlargement is a change in the immune system to combat pathogens. However, some tumors can also cause lymph node enlargement.
If lymph node enlargement does not subside within 2 to 4 weeks, then you must see a doctor in time.
Oral abnormalities
If you smoke or chew tobacco, you are one of the high-risk groups for oral cancer. If many white or red plaques are visible to the naked eye in your mouth or lips, be sure to see a doctor as soon as possible and have the next examination or treatment.
Unexplained weight loss
Do you feel that your waistband has loosened recently?
If you don’t deliberately lose weight, you will lose weight, which may be due to excessive mental stress or thyroid problems. However, if you lose 10 kg or more recently, you should pay attention to it.
Although this weight loss is not necessarily caused by cancer, malignant tumors such as pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer and lung cancer can all lead to weight loss. Doctors can make reasonable diagnosis through serological examination or imaging equipment such as CT and PET.
Persistent abdominal pain
Although persistent abdominal pain of unknown causes is mostly a symptom of dyspepsia, persistent abdominal pain is likely to be a clinical symptom of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer.
If there are people with pancreatic cancer among their relatives, this kind of situation occurs, then they must seek medical treatment in time, find out the cause as soon as possible, and deal with it in time.
Skin abnormalities
Attention should be paid to the observation of moles on the body. If changes are found in size, shape and color, you must seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
New plaque of skin is the most important clinical manifestation of skin cancer.
Doctors may need to remove a small piece of skin tissue for examination. If you suffer from skin cancer unfortunately, don’t delay treatment.
Persistent fever
Fever is often not a bad thing, it is a sign that the body’s immune system is fighting infection.
However, if fever of unknown causes persists, it indicates that the patient may suffer from leukemia or malignant tumor.
Doctors can find out the cause of the disease by asking for medical history, physical examination and blood examination.
Breast abnormality
Many people think that breast cancer seems to be the patent of women, but 1% of breast cancer happens to men. If men find that they have a lump in their breast, don’t hesitate, it is better to go to the hospital for examination.
Feeling of fatigue
Many tumors will cause patients to feel deeply tired that is difficult to relieve, and this kind of tired feeling is often unable to relieve through simple rest, and is completely different from the fatigue feeling after a lot of exercise on weekdays.
If this kind of fatigue is enough to affect your daily life and work, please see a doctor in time. The doctor will help you find out the cause of the disease and find a solution.