Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur Cancer Handbook

Symptoms That Affect Different Parts of the Body

Problems with eating and digestion

Swelling in the tummy (abdomen)

Mouth or throat problems

• A sore or ulcer in your mouth that lasts longer than 3 weeks, or you develop red or white patches in your mouth. • A hoarse voice that does not get better. • Difficulty swallowing or chewing, or a feeling that something is stuck in your throat.

• Do not feel like eating as much as you normally do which continues. • Feel full quickly when you eat, and the feeling continues. • Get indigestion or heartburn most days, or if it is very painful or getting worse.

• Bloated or swollen tummy that lasts for quite a long time, there could be other reasons to it but some symptoms can be for some types of cancer.

Persistent cough or breathlessness

• Pain when passing urine. • Blood in urine. • Weak flow, or you need to strain to start passing urine. • Micturate or urinating more often than usual. • The need to pass urine more urgently. Difficulty urinating

• Altered bowel habits. • Traces of blood in your stool, on the toilet paper or in the toilet. Bowel changes

• Have a cough that is not getting better or is getting worse. • Feel out of breath for no reason. • Have breathlessness that is getting worse. • Have a chest infection that does not get better or that keeps recurring. • Cough up blood.

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