1. Change in color, form or size of a mole.
Usually the above changes are noted after a long period of repeated micro-traumas, or after a prolonged and careless exposure to the sun.
2. Cough and voice hoarseness that continues for more than 2-3 weeks.
Those who have smoked for a long period of time must be extremely cautious.
3. Stable disorders of swallowing and digestion.
Especially digestion disorders that continue for a long time, resulting in weight loss. Difficulties and disorders in the normal rhythm of defecation.
4. A wound that does not heal.
Especially wounds localized on the skin, lips or tongue.
5. Hemorrhage (bleeding) of different organs, especially intestines, urinary tract and female genital organs.
Blood traces in urine or feces. Dark colored feces, especially after the age of 40. Bleeding from the female genital organs in the period in between their menstrual cycle or after sexual intercourse.
Genital bleeding in the menopause period.
Blood during cough or phlegm.
Blood discharge from the breasts etc.
6. The appearance of palpable nodules (in the form of a bump), or the hardening of tissues, especially those localized in the breast.
Generally hard and non hurting nodules, especially when localized in the breasts and accompanied with other disorders such as blood discharge from the breasts and change in size or form of the breasts.
These are the 6 'Alarm' signs, known to warn the beginning of cancer. In most of the cases these signs have other causes, unrelated to cancer, but if they continue for a period longer than 2 weeks, you should consult your doctor. Do not forget that a cancer discovered in time and treated as it should, has a big possibility to be totally cured.
