Symptoms vary depending on location and affected area
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Cancer generally causes systemic symptoms such as weight loss, fever, fatigue, general weakness, and loss of appetite. [사진= 게티이미지뱅크]According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the total number of cancer cases in Korea in 2020 is 247,952, of which 130,618 are men and 117,334 are women. If Korean citizens survive to their life expectancy (83.5 years), the probability of developing cancer is 36.9%, with 2 out of 5 (39.0%) men (80.5 years old) and 1 out of 3 women (86.5 years old) ( It is estimated that cancer will occur in 33.9% of cases.
The 5-year relative survival rate (hereinafter referred to as survival rate) of cancer patients that occurred in the past 5 years (2016-2020) was 71.5%, and more than 7 out of 10 patients were estimated to survive for more than 5 years. Compared to patients with cancer, the 5-year survival rate of cancer patients diagnosed in the past 5 years (2016-2020) increased by 17.4% points. In addition, the 5-year survival rate of cancer patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2010 improved by 6.0% points, which can be seen as hopeful. The 5-year survival rate for both men and women was higher for women (77.8%) than for men (65.5%), which is believed to be because thyroid cancer and breast cancer, which have high survival rates, occur more often in women than in men. Cancer is a part of our lives like this. The earlier it is detected, the better the prognosis, but this is not easy.
In the early stages of cancer, many cases are asymptomatic.
Cancer symptoms vary depending on the type, size and location. Symptoms and signs of cancer occur when the cancer tissue itself affects the surrounding organs and structures. Also, if cancer spreads to other parts of the body, signs and symptoms can appear in a variety of ways.
Cancer generally causes systemic symptoms such as weight loss, fever, fatigue, general weakness, and loss of appetite. This is because substances made from cancer cells spread throughout the body through blood vessels and affect body metabolism. Cancer also affects various immune functions.
However, in the early stages of most cancers, there are often no special symptoms. Additionally, because the symptoms are non-specific, it is difficult to distinguish it from other diseases. However, as the cancer grows, it puts pressure on surrounding organs, structures, blood vessels, and nerves, and various signs and symptoms may appear. For example, in the case of cancer in the pituitary gland, which is located in a small space and has many complex organs around it, symptoms and signs appear quickly even if they are small. However, cancer that occurs in a large abdominal cavity, such as the pancreas, and where there are no complex organs or organs around it, does not show any special symptoms or signs until it grows to a fairly large size.
Varies depending on the type, such as constipation, jaundice, cough, etc.
Symptoms that appear as the cancer grows include symptoms caused by blocking the lumen of organs, such as constipation, and symptoms such as jaundice, caused by blocking the bile ducts, such as pancreatic cancer and biliary tract cancer. Lung cancer, etc., irritates the bronchial tubes and causes coughing, and if cancer presses on nerves or blood vessels, or metastasizes to bones, etc., it may cause pain. When tissue bleeds due to cancer growth, such as stomach cancer and colon cancer, bloody stool and anemia occur, hemoptysis occurs in lung cancer, and hematuria occurs in bladder cancer.
Since prevention is more important than occurrence, the national cancer prevention guidelines introduced by the National Cancer Information Center are as follows.
-Do not smoke and avoid smoke from other people’s cigarettes.
-Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, and eat a balanced diet with a variety of foods.
-Eat lightly salty foods and avoid eating burnt foods.
-Avoid drinking even one or two small drinks a day to prevent cancer.
-Walking or exercising enough to sweat for more than 30 minutes a day, more than 5 times a week
-Maintain a healthy weight for your body type
-Get vaccinated against hepatitis B and cervical cancer according to vaccination guidelines.
– Practice safe sex to avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
-Follow safety and health rules in the workplace to avoid exposure to carcinogenic substances.
-Receive all checkups according to early cancer screening guidelines
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