Signs that You May Have Cancer

As young people, we tend to think that we are invincible until the day we found out that we got cancer. This proves that even the younger generations can get them as well. Young kids as young as infants may possibly get them too. It depends more on how we live our life due to our lifestyles and sometimes we can get some form of cancer out of nowhere. But it is better to be cautious and detect it early on before it is impossible to get rid of some of the cancer.

If there were any lumps on the breast, it is possible that you may have breast cancer. In most cases, the lumps are benign which happens to be 85% of the time on average. The figures increases more for women that are at least 55 years old because the breast tissue is changing.

Blood in the urine might be a possible sign of having urological cancer. However, this only occurs 2% for women and 5% for men on a regular basis of having blood in their urine have cancer. But it is 11% for men when they are at least 77 or older. A technical term to this is called hematuria.

If it happens on a regular basis, then there is some concern about that. Coughing up blood is a rare occurence. From at least 6% to 21% of people suffering from it have lung cancer. It is also named hemoptysis. The high end is dominated by people over the age of 55.

If you are having trouble swallowing some edible food and liquids, you might be in the group where a majority of the people do not have some kind of cancer. It could be an early sign of nervous disorder or Parkinson’s disease. People that are under the age of 45 have a 0.2% chance of getting the throat or neck cancer. Only up to 5% of males who have trouble swallowing may have cancer.

It is important to have some tests done if you are concern about your health. Early detection is key to prevent cancer.