Please be careful about these silent cancers that would not show any symptoms at all!!
Posted on: 22/Feb/2023 5:43:12 PM
Silent cancers can be the most dangerous form of cancer and that is due to the fact that the symptoms of these silent cancers would not be known at the earlier stage itself. As a result, the diagnosis as wella s treatment would be delayed and this could turn fatal for the patient. Sometimes, even when the symptoms become visible we mistake them for some benign conditions.
There are 5 types of silent cancers that can affect us and these are
Pancreatic cancer:
Sometimes, in some persons, the cells in the pancreas would grow in an uncontrolled manner to form a mass. This is known as pancreatic cancer and it is mostly detected in those who are above the age of 65. A person can get pancreatic cancer and it depends on various factors like smoking, diabetes, chronic pancreatitis and family history etc. It is important to detect this cancer in the earlier stage itself and for that we must observe symptoms like feeling sick, unexplained weight loss, yellowish in eyes and skin, pain in the abdomen etc.
Liver cancer:
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a type of cancer that would form in the liver of a person. In the beginning hepatocytes or the main type of liver cells would get affected. The various symptoms would be weight loss without any effort, loss of appetite, upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, weakness, abdominal swelling, yellow discoloration of skin etc.
Cervical cancer:
In the cells of the cervix in women, cancer would occur and this is called cervical cancer. It was mentioned by WHO that almost all types of cervical cancers would be linked to infection with HPV. In the earlier stages, no symptoms would be there but after some time various symptoms like vaginal bleeding after sex, between periods or after menopause, foul smelling vaginal discharge etc.
Ovarian cancer:
In some women, the cells of ovaries start to grow in an uncontrolled manner and would form a mass in the reproductive organ. This is known as ovarian cancer.The ovarian cancer could be lethal and as per American Cancer Society this ovarian cancer is ranked fifth in cancer deaths in women. The women would show symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, swelling, frequent urination, changes in the bowel habits, pelvic area discomfort and unexplained weight loss etc.
Colon cancer:
This colon cancer has become common nowadays and many get affected by this. It is noteworthy that colon cancer refers to the cancer of the large intestine. It must be detected early to curb the risk. Various symptoms s of colon cancer are diarrhoea, constipation, blood in stools, persistent abdominal pain plus feeling that the bowel doesn`t empty fully, feeling weak or fatigued and unexplained loss of weight etc.
