SIGNS & SYMPTOMS:

• Unusual lumps or swelling, which are often painless and may increase in size.
• Persistent coughing, breathlessness, or difficulty swallowing.
• Changes in bowel habits e.g. constipation, diarrhoea and/or blood found in the stools.
• Needing to urinate urgently, more frequently, or being unable to go when you need to, or experiencing pain.
• Unexpected bleeding including from the vagina, anal passage, or while urinating or when coughing.
• Unexplained and unintentional weight loss over a short period.
• Fatigue, extreme tiredness, and a severe lack of energy.
• New mole, or changes to a mole in terms of size, shape, or colour, and it becomes crusty or bleeds or oozes.
• Unexplained or ongoing pain or pain that comes and goes.
• Unusual breast changes in size, shape, or feel, skin changes, or pain.
• Feeling less hungry than usual for a prolonged period.
• A spot, sore, wound, or mouth ulcer that won’t heal.
• Persistent or painful heartburn or indigestion.
• Heavy, drenching night sweats.

Encourage patients who experience any of these signs and symptoms to seek medical advice urgently.

SOURCE: https://www.worldcancerday.org/