Signs and symptoms of cancer

Cancer signs and symptoms
Cancer signs and symptoms
	Symptoms of cancer can be based on the affected organs
Specialty	Oncology
Deaths	8.8 million (2015)

Cancer symptoms are changes in the body caused by the presence of cancer. They are usually caused by the effect of a cancer on the part of the body where it is growing, although the disease can cause more general symptoms such as weight loss or tiredness. There are more than 100 different types of cancer with a wide range of signs and symptoms which can manifest in different ways.^[2]

^ "Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1459–1544. 8 October 2016. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1. PMC 5388903. PMID 27733281.
^ "What is Cancer?". Cancer.Net. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[GBD2015De-1] "Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1459–1544. 8 October 2016. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1. PMC 5388903. PMID 27733281.

[2] "What is Cancer?". Cancer.Net. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

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