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Cancer, early warning signs https://drjohncampbell.co.uk/ Any unexplained bleeding Haematuria, any blood in the urine is abnormal, frank or occult Females, check again in 2 weeks Haematemesis Blood in sputum Melaena / PR Again, frank or occult PV, between periods, after sex post menopause (no matter how much blood or what colour it is) Nasal Bruising Discharges Usually indicate infection Tumours distort and block normal anatomy Chest infections Chronic cough Urethra Nipple Vaginal Change in bowel or bladder habits Changes in defecation, frequency, consistency, constipation, diarrhoea, shape, colour, mucous Colour, dark or pale (head of pancreas) Floaty Dark urine Abdominal bloating or swelling Persistent heart burn / indigestion Persistent bloating, anorexia Changes in bladder emptying habits LUTS Thickening of tissue or a lump Tumours near body surface (Breast, testicular) Swollen lymph nodes Nagging cough or hoarseness Lung, laryngeal cancer, thyroid A sore / wound which does not heal Malignant ulceration Lesion getting bigger Increasing pain Unexpected bleeding Basal cell carcinoma (rodent ulcer) Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) New mole or changes to a mole Mouth or tongue ulcer (more than 3 weeks) Obvious change in a wart or mole A, asymmetry B, borders C, colour D, more than 6mm or increasing E, elevation Malignant melanoma may demonstrate all of the above features. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing Feeling of pressure, throat or chest Dysphagia, oesophagus or fundus of the stomach. Also Night sweats or fever Fatigue Unexplained weight loss Unexplained pains or ache New blood clots, deep venous thrombosis Bone pain Intercurrent infection Cancer research UK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-symptoms What is normal for you, is this a change? Lasting longer

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