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Malignancies can present with many different signs and symptoms, most of which are unspecific. | |||
== Cancer's "seven warning signs" == | |||
According to a surgery lecture, these are “cancer’s seven warning signals”: | |||
* Change in bowel or bladder habits | |||
* A sore that does not heal | |||
* Unusual bleeding or discharge | |||
* Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere | |||
* Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing | |||
* Obvious change in wart or mole | |||
* Nagging cough or hoarseness | |||
The following are other non-specific symptoms of cancer: | |||
* [[Anaemia]] | |||
* Weight loss | |||
* Loss of appetite | |||
* Weakness | |||
{{#lst:Paraneoplastic syndrome|surgery}} | |||
== References == | |||