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Prostate• Difficultystartingtowee.• Needingtoweeoften,especiallyatnight.• Aweakflowofwee.• Urgentlyneedingtowee.• Afeelingofnotcompletelyemptyingyourbladder.

• Bloodintheweeorsemen.• Painwhenweeingorejaculating.

Bowel• Bleedingfromyourbottom.• Bloodinyourpooforthreeweeksormore.• Achangetoyournormalbowelhabit,suchaslooserpoo.

• Painoralumpinyourtummyorbackpassage(rectum).

• Feelingthatyouhaven’temptiedyourbowelproperlyaftergoingtothetoilet.

• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.• Feelingmoretiredthanusual.

Mouth and throat• Anulcerinyourmouththatdoesn’theal.• Asoretongue,mouthorthroatthatdoesn’tgetbetter.

• Anewswellingorlumpinyourmouthorneck.

• Changestoyourvoice,suchashoarseness.• Difficultyorpainwhenchewing,swallowingorspeaking.

• Feelingthatsomethingiscaughtinyourthroat.

• Changesinhearing,earacheorpainaroundtheear.

• Looseteethorbadlyfittingdentures.• Ablockednoseoralteredsenseofsmellortastewithouthavingacold.

• Bleedinginthemouthortastingblood.• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.

If you have any signs or symptoms of cancer, get them checked by your doctor. The earlier cancer is found, the more likely it is to be cured.

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Bladder• Bloodinyourwee.• Needingtoweeveryoften.• Needingtoweesuddenly.• Painoraburningfeelingwhenyouwee.• Paininyourlowerbackortummy.

Kidney• Bloodinyourwee.• Alumpinyourtummy,sideorback.

Lung• Acoughthatlastsforthreeweeksormore.• Achangeinacoughyouhavehadforalongtime.

• Achestinfectionthatdoesn’tgetbetter.• Feelingbreathlessfornoreason.• Coughingupblood.• Ahoarsevoicethatlastsforthreeweeksormore.

• Paininyourchestorshoulderthatisn’tgoingaway.

• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.• Feelingmoretiredthanusual.

Reduce your cancer risk• Don’tsmoke.

• Eatawell-balanceddiet.

• Keeptoahealthyweight.

• Bephysicallyactive.

• Cutdownonalcohol.

• Takecareinthesun.

• Don’tusesunbeds.

• Gettoknowyourbodysoyoucanspotanychanges.

• Gotoscreeningswheninvited.

Other symptoms• Alumpanywhereonyourbody.

• Unexplainedweightlossortiredness.

• Bloodinyourwee,poo,spitorvomit.

Asymmetry:Melanomas(cancerousmoles)arelikelytohaveanirregularoruneven(asymmetrical)shape.

Border:Melanomasaremorelikelytohaveunevenborderswithjaggededges.

Colour:Melanomasareusuallymorethanonecolour,andmayhaveshadesofbrown,mixedwithblack,red,pink,whiteorabluetint.

Diameter:Melanomasareusuallymorethan6mmwide.

Evolving:Lookforchangesinthesize,shapeorcolourofamole.Changestoamolecanbeasignofamelanoma.

Youshouldalsolookoutforamolethattingles,itches,bleedsoriscrusty.

Abnormal moles (ABCDE)

Testicle• Apainlesslumporswellinginatesticle.• Adullacheorpain,orheavinessinyourscrotum.

Mouth and throat• Anulcerinyourmouththatdoesn’theal.• Asoretongue,mouthorthroatthatdoesn’tgetbetter.

• Anewswellingorlumpinyourmouthorneck.

• Changestoyourvoice,suchashoarseness.• Difficultyorpainwhenchewing,swallowingorspeaking.

• Feelingthatsomethingiscaughtinyourthroat.

• Changesinhearing,earacheorpainaroundtheear.

• Looseteethorbadlyfittingdentures.• Ablockednoseoralteredsenseofsmellortastewithouthavingacold.

• Bleedinginthemouthortastingblood.• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.

Ovary• Feelingbloated(aswollentummy)mostofthetime.

• Feelingfullquicklyornotwantingtoeatmuch.

• Paininyourlowertummyorpelvismostofthetime.

• Needingtoweemoreoftenthannormal.• Achangeinbowelhabit,suchasdiarrhoeaorconstipation.

• Backpain.• Feelingtiredallthetime.

Cervix• Bleedingduringoraftersex,orbetweenperiods.

• Bleedingafterthemenopause.• Painordiscomfortduringsex.• Vaginaldischargethatsmellsunpleasant.• Paininthelowerbackorpelvicarea.

Lung• Acoughthatlastsforthreeweeksormore.• Achangeinacoughyouhavehadforalongtime.

• Achestinfectionthatdoesn’tgetbetter.• Feelingbreathlessfornoreason.• Coughingupblood.• Ahoarsevoicethatlastsforthreeweeksormore.

• Paininyourchestorshoulderthatisn’tgoingaway.

• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.• Feelingmoretiredthanusual.

Bowel• Bleedingfromyourbottom.• Bloodinyourpooforthreeweeksormore.• Achangetoyournormalbowelhabit,suchaslooserpoo.

• Painoralumpinyourtummyorbackpassage(rectum).

• Feelingthatyouhaven’temptiedyourbowelproperlyaftergoingtothetoilet.

• Losingweightfornoobviousreason.• Feelingmoretiredthanusual.

If you have any signs or symptoms, get them checked by your doctor.

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Breast• Anewlumporanareathatfeelsdenserinyourbreastorarmpit.

• Achangetoyournipple,suchasarash,dischargeorthenipplechangingdirectionorturningin.

• Achangetotheskinonyourbreast,suchaspuckering,dimplingorredness.

• Achangeinthesizeorshapeofyourbreast.• Constantdiscomfortorpaininonebreast.

Bladder• Bloodinyourwee.• Needingtoweeveryoften.• Needingtoweesuddenly.• Painoraburningfeelingwhenyouwee.• Paininyourlowerbackortummy.

If you have any signs or symptoms of cancer, get them checked by your doctor. The earlier cancer is found, the more likely it is to be cured.

Asymmetry:Melanomas(cancerousmoles)arelikelytohaveanirregularoruneven(asymmetrical)shape.

Border:Melanomasaremorelikelytohaveunevenborderswithjaggededges.

Colour:Melanomasareusuallymorethanonecolour,andmayhaveshadesofbrown,mixedwithblack,red,pink,whiteorabluetint.

Diameter:Melanomasareusuallymorethan6mmwide.

Evolving:Lookforchangesinthesize,shapeorcolourofamole.Changestoamolecanbeasignofamelanoma.

Youshouldalsolookoutforamolethattingles,itches,bleedsoriscrusty.

Abnormal moles (ABCDE)

Reduce your cancer risk• Don’tsmoke.

• Eatawell-balanceddiet.

• Keeptoahealthyweight.

• Bephysicallyactive.

• Cutdownonalcohol.

• Takecareinthesun.

• Don’tusesunbeds.

• Gettoknowyourbodysoyoucanspotanychanges.

• Gotoscreeningswheninvited.

Other symptoms• Alumpanywhereonyourbody.

• Unexplainedweightlossortiredness.

• Bloodinyourwee,poo,spitorvomit.

Womb• Bleedinginbetweenperiodsorafterthemenopause.

• Heavierperiodsthanusual,ifyouhavenotbeenthroughthemenopause.

• Awateryorbloodyvaginaldischarge.


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