BREAST CANCER
A lump in the breast or armpit
Skin changes on breast: redness, thickening, rash, scaliness or dimpling
Nipple changes: nipple turning inward; a nipple discharge other than breast milk
CERVICAL CANCER
Foul-smelling vaginal discharge
Irregular vaginal bleeding
Lower abdominal Pain
LIVER CANCER
Pain in the right upper abdomen
Mass in the right upper abdomen and/or general abdominal swelling
Yellowness of the eye & skin (jaundice)
PROSTATE CANCER
Difficult, painful, frequent or bloody urination
Difficulty in having an erection / impotence
Pain: pain or stiffness in lower back or hips
COLON AND RECTAL CANCER
Blood stool or black stools
Constipation or alternating constipation/diarrhoea
Very thin stool (“pencil stools”)
STOMACH CANCER
Pain in upper tummy when hungry or after eating
Dyspepsia (heartburn, indigestion)
Vomiting, with or without blood
LUNG CANCER
Coughing that doesn’t go away / coughing up blood
Chest pain
Shortness of breath with or without noisy breathing
BLADDER CANCER
Blood in the urine
Cannot hold urine
Lower tummy pain
OVARIAN CANCER
Increased abdominal size/clothes that fit tighter around your waist
Persistent pain/discomfort in the lower abdomen
Feeling full quickly during or after a meal/ abdominal bloating
TESTICULAR CANCER
Mass in the testia
Pain in the testes
Swelling of the scrotum
SKIN CANCER /ORAL CANCER
A skin ulcer or wound that never heals
A ‘birth mark’ on the skin getting bigger or painful
Any new dark spot on the skin
NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
Painless small lumps under the skin at the armpit, groin, collar bone or the sides of the neck
Night fever & sweating
Extreme tiredness & unexplained weight loss
CAUTION:
If you notice any of these, do not panic because most times they are not related to cancer. However, you must report promptly to your doctor or the NCPP Centre at 31 Bode Thomas Street, Surulere, Lagos, so that you can be examined.
An early diagnosis is key to surviving cancer.
Good day
I appreciate the capacity building effort you are making on Cancer. As You all know cancer is a killer diseases, l will be happy if your organization will register your presence in the State Ministry of Health Adamawa State, State Secretariat Complex Yola..
You may wander why I request for your presence in the State is bacause of the lives of people that cancer is claiming ..In anticipation of your kind reply
From Sunday Andrew