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In today’s busy and stressful life, our health often gets left behind. People often dismiss minor fatigue, weight loss or body pain as normal. But do you know that these small changes seen in your body can be a warning of some big and dangerous disease? Health experts believe that the initial symptoms of a serious disease like cancer are sometimes so common that people do not understand them and by the time the disease is detected, it is too late. Let us know about 4 such major symptoms which should not be ignored even by mistake.

1. Sudden rapid weight loss without any reason

If you have not made any changes in your diet or workout routine, and yet your weight starts decreasing suddenly and rapidly, then it can be an alarm bell. If there is a weight loss of 5 kg or more in a few weeks without any apparent reason, it could be an early sign of pancreas, stomach, lung or esophageal (food pipe) cancer. Abnormal cells growing inside the body affect the metabolism, due to which the weight starts falling rapidly.

2. Persistent lump or swelling in any part of the body

It is not normal for a painless lump to appear and persist for a long time anywhere in the body, especially in the breasts, neck, armpits, testicles or under the skin. Many people ignore it considering it to be a minor pimple or lump of fat. If this lump is increasing in size or becoming hard over time, one should immediately contact the doctor as it could be a sign of lymphoma or other tumor.

3. Long-lasting fatigue and weakness

It is natural to feel tired after work, but if you feel extremely tired all the time despite getting enough sleep and rest, then it is a matter of concern. In the initial stages of leukemia (blood cancer) or stomach and intestinal cancer, there is continuous lack of blood inside the body, due to which the patient remains surrounded by severe weakness and lethargy all the time.

4. Sudden major change in defecation or urination habits

Long-term abnormalities in the digestive system or urinary system may also be a sign of cancer. If the problem of bleeding during defecation, prolonged constipation or diarrhea, or pain and bleeding while passing urine persists, then do not ignore it at all. These may be early symptoms of colon cancer, prostate or bladder cancer. Oncologists in hospitals of Lucknow, Delhi, Mumbai and other big cities of the country say that if cancer is identified in time, it can be completely controlled.