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Rosen, Leo, and Gloria Rosen. "Signs and Symptoms of Cancer." //American Cancer Society :: Information and Resources for Cancer: Breast, Colon, Prostate, Lung and Other Forms//. 2011. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. .

- The signs and symptoms will depend on where the cancer is, The size, and how much it affects the organs or tissues. If a cancer has spread, signs or symptoms may appear in different parts of the body. - As a cancer grows, it can start to push on nearby organs, blood vessels, and nerves. - Sometimes cancer starts in places where it will not cause anything until it gets bigger. - A cancer may also cause symptoms like fever, tiredness, or weight loss. - Cancer cells use up a lot of the body's energy supply, or they may release stuff that changes the way the body makes energy from food. - Treatment works best when cancer is found before it spreads. - Sometimes people ignore symptoms. They may not know that symptoms could mean something is wrong.

Cancer Symptoms

Unexplained weight loss:
- Most people with cancer will lose weight. - When you lose weight for no reason at all its called unexplained weight loss. - A weight loss of 10 pounds would be the first sign. -This happens mostly with cancers in the pancreas, stomach, esophagus, or lung.

Fever:
- Very common with cancer, but it happens more after cancer spreads from where it started. - Almost every patient will have a fever sometime. - Makes it harder for the body to fight infections. - Fever can be an early sign of cancer, such as blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma.

Fatigue:
- This is extreme tiredness that does not get better with resting. - It could be important after the cancer grows. - It could happen early in cancers like leukemia. **Pain:** - This can be an early symptom with some cancers. - A headache that does not go away or get better with medication may be a symptom of a brain tumor. - Back pain can be a sign of cancer of the colon, rectum, or ovary.

Skin changes:
- Along with cancers of the skin, some other cancers can cause skin signs that can be seen. -Darker looking skin -Yellowish skin and eyes -Reddened skin -Itching -Excessive hair growth

UPMC. "Alphabetical List of All Cancer Types | Cancer Information | UPMC Cancer Centers." //Alphabetical List of All Cancer Types//. 2011. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. .

** Types of Cancer A-Z ** -Adrenocortical Carcinoma-Anal Cancer-Bladder Cancer-Brain Tumor, Adult-Brain Tumor, Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood-Brain Tumor, Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood-Brain Tumor, Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood-Brain Tumor, Ependymoma, Childhood-Brain Tumor, Childhood-Breast Cancer-Breast Cancer, Male-Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal-Carcinoma of Unknown Primary-Cervical Cancer-Colon Cancer-Endometrial Cancer-Esophageal Cancer-Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer-Ewings Family of Tumors-Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood-Eye Cancer, Intraocular Melanoma-Gallbladder Cancer-Gastric Cancer-Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal-Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor-Head and Neck Cancer-Hypopharyngeal Cancer-Islet Cell Carcinom-Kidney Cancer-Laryngeal Cancer-Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Adult-Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Childhood-Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Adult-Leukemia, Acute Myeloid, Childhood-Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic-Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous-Leukemia, Hairy Cell-Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer-Liver Cancer, Adult-Liver Cancer, Childhood-Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell-Lung Cancer, Small Cell-Lymphoma, AIDS-Related-Lymphoma, Central Nervous System-Lymphoma, Cutaneous T-Cell-Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, Adult-Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, Childhood-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Disease, Adult-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Disease, Childhood-Malignant Mesothelioma-Melanoma-Merkel Cell Carcinoma-Metasatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary-Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms-Mycosis Fungoides-Myelodysplastic Syndrome-Myeloproliferative Disorders-Nasopharyngeal Cancer-Neuroblastoma-Oral Cancer-Oropharyngeal Cancer-Osteosarcoma-Ovarian Epithelial Cancer-Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor-Pancreatic Cancer, Exocrine-Pancreatic Cancer, Islet Cell Carcinoma-Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer-Parathyroid Cancer-Penile Cancer-Pituitary Cancer-Plasma Cell Neoplasm-Prostate Cancer-Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood-Rectal Cancer-Renal Cell Cancer-Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell-Salivary Gland Cancer-Sezary Syndrome-Skin Cancer-Skin Cancer, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma-Skin Cancer, Kaposi's Sarcoma-Skin Cancer, Melanoma-Small Intestine Cancer-Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Adult-soft Tissue Sarcoma, Child-Stomach Cancer-Testicular Cancer-Thymoma, Malignant-Thyroid Cancer-Urethral Cancer-Uterine Cancer, Sarcoma-Unusual Cancer of Childhood-Vaginal Cancer-Vulvar Cancer-Wilms' Tumor - Also you might not have cancer but some of the symptoms. Exp. Pain in the bones can mean cancer but can also mean that you have arthritis. -Side effects can be different for each person though it can change due to the treatment or just the different person. -Symptoms can be signs of disease or can be a side effect of your cancer treatment. -Cancer is a term for diseases that abnormal cells divide uncontrollably, invading close tissues and spreading to other parts of the body through the bloodstream.

Grumman, Rachel. "5 cancers that strike young: nobody expects to get a life-threatening disease in her 20s or 30s, but it happens. Do you know the signs?" //Shape// Apr. 2004: 110+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA114749426&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w **How Common Is Cancer** -People under 40 think they are immune to disease. -But youth doesn't always keep you immune. -There are steps to keep people from getting cancer. -Melanoma accounts for only about 4 percent of all skin-cancer cases, it causes almost 80 percent of the deaths. -There were estimated of 12,000 cases of cervical cancer in the United States in 2003.

Rauch, Molly. "Skin cancer and sunscreen safety." //Mothering// July-Aug. 2005: 26. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA134211158&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w Skin Cancer -Carcinogenic ultraviolet rays are what usually cause skin cancer. -Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. -There are UV-A and UV-B rays. -Skin Cancer is the only sun based cancer there is. -Skin cancer has doubled since the 1980s.

"Limit Alcohol Intake To Avoid Lung Cancer, Says Study." //News Tonight// 25 Oct. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA270737948&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w Lung Cancer -Alcohol has a huge part in causing lung cancer. As well as cigarettes. -More than 126,293 people have been diagnosed with lung cancer between 1978 and 1985 due to alcohol consumption. -boozing increases the chance of getting lung cancer. -Lung cancer is the leading cause of deaths around the world. -This disease has a close association with poor lifestyle choices and bad consumptions.

Breast Cancer

-Around 213,000 new cases of breast cancer and 20,000 new cases of ovarian cancer were found in 2006. -This will kill over 56,700 women in the U.S. this year. -It will kill nearly over a million women worldwide. -It is uncertain of the amount of time it will take until we find a cure. -There are hopes of reducing the death rate but there are very low possibilities. -