Uterine cancer is a life-threatening disease. Often it exists for a long time without any signs. What should alert a woman? Between the appearance of symptoms of a uterine tumor and treatment, it often takes a long time. Symptoms of a tumor of the uterus and ovaries grow gradually, as a result, precious time is wasted.
Symptoms of a tumor of the uterus
- Appearance of excreta. Allocations occur with an admixture of blood, purulent, fetid, the color of meat slops, brown.
- Bleeding. Abundant menstrual bleeding, when a woman does not have time to change the pads, or the appearance of blood in the middle of the cycle or in the period of menopause.
- Pain. This symptom is associated with the proliferation of the uterus with a growing tumor. Localized pain is often in the lower back, lower abdomen, less often in the rectum or bladder.
- Symptoms from surrounding organs: violation of urination and defecation. Occur when the tumor grows into surrounding tissues, or when the tumor grows on them.
Signs of a cancer of the uterus
Malignant uterine tumor has blurred symptoms. Often the appearance of a clearly expressed symptomatology indicates the neglect of the process. For example, offensive secretions force to address to the gynecologist. This is a sign of the disintegration of the tumor, its suppuration. Forecast in such cases is more often unfavorable. The pain also joins in the late stages. The first signs of cancer could be pathological discharge and menstrual irregularity, which are missed.
Symptoms of benign uterine cancer
They are connected first of all with the violation of the cyclicity of the monthly, the increase in the amount of blood and the appearance of bloody discharge. It is important not to miss these tumors, to observe the symptoms. They are often the precursors of cancerous tumors.
In the early stages of cancer is successfully treated. His insidiousness in the smoothed symptomatology and belated address to the doctor. To be examined at the gynecologist is necessary at occurrence of any of signs.