Unexplained weight loss in a short period of time. Beware is a cancer sign and cannot be easily ignored.

Almost every middle-aged man can't escape getting fat, and Mr. Zhu is the same. In order to lose his beer belly, he decided to skip lunch and go to a beauty salon for a massage to lose weight. In two months, the weight loss effect was immediate, and Mr. Zhu actually lost nearly 20 pounds.

Mr. Zhu, who thought he had successfully lost weight, was overjoyed. Although he discovered that he had bloody stool, he suspected that it might be a relapse of hemorrhoids, so he didn't take it to heart. However, at the urging of his family, Mr. Zhu went to the hospital for an examination.

As a result, a gastroscopy and colonoscopy were performed and found that his extreme weight loss was not due to successful weight loss, and the hematochezia was not hemorrhoids, but was suffering from gastric cancer and rectal cancer!

The doctor recommended immediate hospitalization for surgery, which required resection of two tumors at once. Only then did Mr. Zhu understand that unexplained weight loss was probably a danger warning issued by your body!

Be vigilant: Unexplained weight loss, or cancer signs!

If a normal person experiences unexplained weight loss in a short period of time, accompanied by symptoms such as loss of appetite and fatigue, it may be pathological weight loss and a precursor to certain diseases.

such as malignant tumors have the biological characteristics of uncontrolled and malignant proliferation. Tumor cells consume a large amount of energy from the human body during their growth. These energy consumption often exceeds the total amount of energy normally obtained by the human body from food sources. This results in negative growth in the human body's energy metabolism, which causes patients to appear expendable in the long run. Weight loss is inevitable.

In addition, tumor cells produce a large amount of lactic acid during aerobic carbohydrate hydrolysis and are excreted from the cells. This provides an acidic environment for the growth of tumor cells and is conducive to tumor proliferation and metastasis, but it will cause toxicity to surrounding normal cells., leading to nutritional and metabolic dysfunction of surrounding cells and malnutrition.

When cancer strikes, it is not only the symptom of weight loss, but it is often accompanied by some early specific symptoms. Of course, different cancers have different symptoms.

In addition to weight loss, what other symptoms will there be when cancer occurs?

Unfortunately, the early specific symptoms of many common cancers are often regarded by patients as ordinary discomforts, thus missing the best time for treatment and leading to malignant transformation. Here are some early symptoms of common cancers.

1. Breast cancer: Breast masses, orange peel-like changes in the skin of the breast, crooked, retracted, sunken nipples, etc., or early symptoms of breast cancer can be detected during bathing or during self-examination. Generally speaking, non-painful breast masses are more dangerous.

Female friends should have breast self-examination once a month. If abnormalities are found, they should go to the hospital in time for further professional examinations.

2. Cervical cancer Among patients with cervical cancer, early symptoms of irregular vaginal bleeding account for about 82.3% of all patients. Young patients may also experience symptoms such as prolonged menstruation, increased menstrual volume, and shortened cycles among early symptoms.

For these symptoms, patients should detect and treat them early, so as to improve their own cure rate and prevent the condition from worsening.

3. Lung cancer The lung symptoms of lung cancer are cough, chest tightness and chest pain. These symptoms may also appear after excessive exercise, but shortness of breath and dyspnea caused by lung cancer are often more serious manifestations of lung cancer. At the same time, note that the cough caused by lung cancer is more a long-term repeated, irritating dry cough, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as expectoration and hemoptysis.

Therefore, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and treatment when the above symptoms occur.

4. Oral cancer Oral leukoplakia is one of the main early symptoms of oral cancer. Gray or white rough keratosis patches appear in the oral mucosa with varying degrees of protuberances. Thickening of the surface to the touch or mild pain indicates the possibility of malignant transformation, so resection should be performed as soon as possible and pathological examination should be performed.

5. In general, patients with early melanoma will experience symptoms such as rapid enlargement, bulge, and change in shape or color of the original mole. Patients should seek medical treatment as soon as possible. If melanoma is highly suspected, biopsy and pathological diagnosis should be performed, and treatment should be given on this basis.

In fact, no matter what cancer it is, the three early principles of "early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment" should be adhered to. The earlier it is discovered, the greater the possibility of cure, and the less time and energy will be spent in the later stage.

The popularization of cancer-related knowledge in our society is relatively poor. Many people were blindly confident before getting cancer and felt that they would not get cancer; after getting cancer, they began to panic and felt that they would definitely die. "No serious illness" is to give everyone a concept. As long as early detection, early diagnosis, standardized treatment and financial support are achieved, a serious illness does not represent a death notice.

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reminds everyone at the end of the article-weight loss for unknown reasons is not necessarily cancer, but may also be other disease factors. For example, Addison's disease, also known as chronic hypocortical disease. Most patients start with emaciation and fatigue, followed by symptoms such as nausea and reduced blood pressure; secondly, intestinal diseases such as gastritis and ulcer can cause digestive and absorption disorders, leading to nutritional emaciation; or for people who do not recover from repeated "colds" or who are accompanied by emaciation for more than two weeks, they should go to the hospital to make a clear diagnosis of whether they have tuberculosis.

In daily life, we cannot take any disease lightly, even if it is not cancer. Because we don't know when minor symptoms will turn into serious diseases. Once we turn into severe diseases, we will lose everything. Therefore, when you discover that your body is experiencing adverse symptoms, you should actively observe and go to the hospital immediately for medical treatment if necessary. Don't wait for them to heal on their own or blindly believe in various folk prescriptions and secret recipes.

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