The main symptoms that scream you need to get screened urgently for cancer: advice from Russia’s chief oncologist

Oncologists honestly admit that patients often do not realize for years that a tumor is growing in their body. They attribute the discomfort to various other reasons, and a busy schedule often does not allow them to see a doctor in time.

Academician Kaprin often speaks in public, answers questions and advises patients and their relatives. In a recent speech on regional television, he answered the question that worries everyone – is there a main symptom that indicates the development of an oncological disease? It turned out yes.

“It is absolutely necessary to go to an oncologist with any constant blood flow without physiological reasons,” warned the chief oncologist of the Russian Ministry of Health. “It can be a sign that a tumor is decaying or a polyp is bleeding. We are talking about the intestines and nasopharynx. Also, women should be alerted to bleeding out of physiological cycles. Prolonged cough, expectoration of coughing up blood, an unreasonable fever are also a sign that you need to consult a specialist. Weakness and stool disorders up to constipation are also alarming symptoms, but they can mean that, unfortunately, it is too late”.

The doctor reminded that preventive diagnosis according to age standards is very important for the early detection of cancer. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to take care of yourself and to make preventive and dispensary visits to the doctor a part of your life.