What are the cancer warning signs?
Almost all cancers will cause a few similar findings and one of them is weight loss. Most tumors release enzymes and hormones which cause you to degrade or to lose protien and therefore, you'll find that many folks, the first sign is they will have weight loss when they are not trying to lose weight. So they're eating very well but they're still losing weight. So, that's a very big sign. There's some other types of cancers that will cause some things that look a lot like the flu; Fevers, night sweats, the chills, vomiting, nausea. All these signs and symptoms can be signs of a cancer. Changes in your appetite are definate signals that there is something probably that needs to be checked out. Especially if you normally have a pretty good appetite. A lot of people will lose energy. They feel very lethargic. They're sleeping a little bit more than normal. They just don't want to engage in the same activities they used to. All these things can also be attributed to depression. They can be attributed to a bad day at the office and because of these reasons a lot of people will not check these things out. But I would say that it's probably fair that if you have had any of those signs or symptoms and they have lasted more than 4 weeks, you should probably get seen by a physician.