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Cancer: these warning signs that should lead you to consult

By  Anne Lefèvre-Balleydier

Published on 12/30/2022 at 6:59 p.m., updateon 01/02/2023 at 3:12 p.m.

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DECRYPTION - Without obsession but with consistency, being attentive to your body and its sensations sometimes allows you to detect cancer before it does damage. Here's what to watch out for.

When her mother-in-law pointed out this small lump in her neck, Élodie, who is the anxious type, rushed to her doctor. It was a good thing for him: the nodule on his thyroid gland was indeed cancerous . Its rapid removal accompanied by treatment allowed the young mother to put the event aside as bad memories.

The earlier a cancer is diagnosed, the better the chances of getting rid of it: we can thus treat it before it has had time to spread, or even operate on lesions before they transform. in tumors. Hence the interest in being attentive to a certain number of warning signals in order to consult if necessary. While participating in organized screening programs, particularly for breast , prostate and colorectal cancer