Early Cancer Detection: Understanding the Initial Stages & Symptoms

The beginning stages of cancer are the stages that need to be watched most carefully. If cancer is detected early and treatment is started quickly, there is a good chance that the cancer may not escalate to the later stages. The beginning stages of cancer are characterized by several conditions.

Tumors

• In the early stages of cancer, it is common for a tumor to begin to grow. Sometimes this is a visible bump, but often it is not externally visible at all.

Jaundice

• Some cancers around the pancreas will block the flow of bile. In the early stages, this causes the eyes and skin to become tinted yellow.

Lack of Energy

• Cancer cells use up a lot of a body's energy. Although not exclusive to cancer, symptoms like fever, fatigue and weight loss can occur in the beginning stages of cancer.

Blood Clots

• The early stages of pancreatic cancer have been known to see the release of substances that cause blood clots in leg veins.

Raised Calcium

• Lung cancer sometimes makes hormones that increase the calcium level in blood. In the early stages, this makes nerves and muscles weaker and causes dizziness.