By observing your body and your stools more, it would be possible to identify the symptoms of certain cancers, especially those of the colon, breast or skin, and thus be able to detect them.
- Health insurance recommends, once every three months, to do a self-examination of your skin, to very early detect a melanoma.
- From the age of 25, the cancer league advises women to self-pay their breasts once a month.
- Transit disorders or the presence of blood in the stool can be a sign of colon cancer.
In France, the annual number of new cases of cancer increased from 216,130 in 1990 to 433,136 in 2023, a doubling in 30 years, according to the Panorama of cancers in France. If those of cervixof breast and colon Are part of screening programs organized by health insurance, others are often discovered when the first symptoms are already present.
Dwell on your own
However, some of these diseases could be identified earlier, by the patients themselves. “”The best way to detect certain anomalies is to understand what is normal in the functioning of your body, indicates Dr Gareth Nye, professor and researcher at theUniversity of Salfordin England, in the media Mirror. To do this, you must examine yourself regularly throughout your life in order to notice anything abnormal“.
And for that, the time of the shower is the most favorable: undressing, you can inspect your body. “” “There is a lot of precious information for your health that can be consulted during your visit to the bathroom“, Underlines Dr. Gareth Nye.
It is in this room that a self-examination of the skin can for example be made, naked, to very early detect a melanoma. L’Health insurance recommends observing, once every three months, all parts of your body, paying particular attention to beauty grains and freckles.
“”You must be attentive to the grains of beauty on your body and seek any change in shape, size and color, insists Dr. Gareth Nye. In addition, any new mole, moles with irregular or non -symmetrical edges must be looked at by a healthcare professional“. Because the purpose of at home is, in the event of suspicion, to consult a doctor.
For cancer of the breast, the Cancer League recommends that all women from 25 years old, to self-pay once a month. This starts first with the observation of the chest in front of a mirror and then palpation.
“” “In the vast majority of cases, the patient discovers the tumor himself during a palpationindicates the Foundation for cancer researchabout testicular cancer. It feels a small hard and painless mass located in the gland or a mass that encompasses it. The volume of the stock market may increase”. Men must therefore be attentive to this part of their genitals.
Symptoms visible to the toilet
But there are other cancers that you can watch in another room: to the toilet. That of the prostate, for example, for which theHealth insurance Recalls symptoms: frequent need to urinate, urinary leaks, weak urine jet and feeling of not having completely emptied her bladder, etc.
“”When you are in the toilet, taking the time to understand your intestines and your bladder can be the key to detect an early problem, underlines Dr Gareth Nye. It is important to know how often you go to the toilet, as well as to note the quantity, color and consistency [des selles]”.
Intestinal transit disorders and especially the presence of blood in the stool can be a sign of colon or rectum cancer. If you observe this change, quickly consult a doctor who will make you take more in -depth exams to confirm or deny the diagnosis.
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