According to Andrei Kaprin, chief freelance oncologist of the Ministry of Health, there are factors that influence the development of cancer, and most often they are associated with lifestyle.
If we talk about heredity, then the genetic contribution to the incidence of cancer is 15-20 percent, and the rest is lifestyle. If the disease is detected at an early stage, this significantly increases the chances of remission, so it is very important to undergo examinations and do screenings, Kaprin emphasized.
According to him, if a person is fond of red fatty meat and especially meat delicacies, then this can become one of the factors in the development of colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancerk is a malignant tumor of the large intestine. For a long time there are no symptoms, and then they appear:
- weakness,
- malaise,
- loss of appetite,
- abdominal pain,
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- dyspepsia,
- flatulence,
- intestinal disorders,
- intestinal obstruction.
Oncological process in the liver and pancreas is often triggered by alcohol, Helicobacter pylori infection can cause a tumor in the stomach. HPV, the human papillomavirus, increases the risk of cervical cancer.
Signs of liver cancer:
- pain in the hypochondrium, bloating;
- nausea and vomiting;
- unexplained loss weight;
- lack of appetite;
- stool disorders;
- malaise, deterioration in performance;
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The most common types of cancer
- Breast and cervical cancer in women
- Cancer lungs, prostate and stomach – in men.
- Skin cancer – regardless of gender.
Symptoms of breast cancer:
- a lump or lump in the breast or armpit
- change in size , shape or density
- nipple discharge
- areola rash
- nipple retraction
- skin changes on the breast
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Each type of cancer has its own symptoms, but there is a general clinical picture.
First symptoms of cancer:
- Sudden unreasonable weight loss.
- Constant fatigue and weakness. These are the first two signs characteristic of any type of cancer.
- Bone pain. It usually occurs when metastases appear.
- Everything related to the skin: redness, yellowness, itching, dryness.
- Change in the size, color, thickness, shape of moles.
- Disorders related to the work of the bladder.
- Stool disorders: pain during emptying, blood in the stool, mucus.
- Persistent headache.
- Unusual discharge, bleeding.
- Incessant cough, blood clots in the sputum.
- Hoarseness, hoarseness.
- Problems with swallowing.
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Causes named , according to which the papillomavirus causes cancer
The appearance of these signs does not mean at all that a person has cancer, but their cause must be identified as soon as possible.
The oncologist called the signs of kidney cancer
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