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10 Symptoms that indicate you could have cancer

Another study revealed one in two people born after 1960 will develop cancer during their life. Photo: Daily Mail
© India Today Another study revealed one in two people born after 1960 will develop cancer during their life. Photo: Daily Mail
A UK study has revealed 10 symptoms that indicate you could be suffering from cancer, and they range from a persistent cough to unexplained bleeding.
Cancer Research UK has warned people not to dismiss the symptoms as trivial, as they could be signs of something more life threatening, reports Daily Mail.
The study, which was recently published, revealed that one in two people born after 1960 is likely to develop cancer at some point in their lifetime, and with the risk increasing so quickly, experts fear as many as two-thirds of today's children will be diagnosed with the disease.
A survey conducted by researchers on behalf of Cancer Research UK found that most of those who had at least one symptom did not visit their doctor, as they dismissed it as nothing important.
But experts have adviced that if any of the symptoms should arise, one should immediately visit their doctor, as an early diagnosis could mean the difference between life and death.
A long-term cough or hoarseness can be a sign of lung cancer, as pictured on an X-ray. Photo: Corbis© India Today A long-term cough or hoarseness can be a sign of lung cancer, as pictured on an X-ray. Photo: Corbis
The 10 symptoms that have been red flagged are as follows:
1. Persistent cough or hoarseness - could indicate lung cancer.
2. A change in the appearance of a mole - could mean you are suffering skin cancer.
3. A persistent change in bowel habits - could be a sign of bowel cancer.
4. A sore that does not heal - depends on where, a mouth ulcer could mean mouth cancer.
5. Persistent difficulty swallowing - can mean a person is suffering oesophageal cancer.
6. Unexplained weight loss - can indicate several types of cancer.
7. Persistent change in bladder habits - could be a sign of bladder cancer and prostate cancer in men.
8. An unexplained lump - can be a warning sign of many forms of the disease.
9. Persistent unexplained pain - depending on where, can denote many types of cancer.
10. Unexplained bleeding - depends where but can mean bowel, cervical or vulval cancer.
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