Does cancer hurt in the early stages?

Often, cancer does not cause pain, so do not wait to feel pain before seeing a doctor. To learn more about symptoms for a specific cancer, see the list of PDQ® cancer treatment summaries for adult and childhood cancers. Each summary includes detailed information about symptoms caused by a specific cancer.

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If you have symptoms that last for a couple of weeks, it is important to see a doctor. Credit: iStock Cancer can cause many symptoms, but these symptoms are most often caused by illness, injury, benign tumors, or other problems. If you have symptoms that do not get better after a few weeks, see your doctor so that problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible. Often, cancer does not cause pain, so do not wait to feel pain before seeing a doctor. To learn more about symptoms for a specific cancer, see the list of PDQ® cancer treatment summaries for adult and childhood cancers. Each summary includes detailed information about symptoms caused by a specific cancer.

Some of the symptoms that cancer may cause include:

Breast changes

Lump or firm feeling in your breast or under your arm

Nipple changes or discharge

Skin that is itchy, red, scaly, dimpled, or puckered

Bladder changes

Trouble urinating

Pain when urinating

Blood in the urine

Bleeding or bruising, for no known reason

Bowel changes

Blood in the stools

Changes in bowel habits

Cough or hoarseness that does not go away

Eating problems

Pain after eating (heartburn or indigestion that doesn’t go away)

Trouble swallowing

Belly pain

Nausea and vomiting

Appetite changes

Fatigue that is severe and lasts

Fever or night sweats for no known reason

Mouth changes

A white or red patch on the tongue or in your mouth

Bleeding, pain, or numbness in the lip or mouth

Neurological problems

Headaches

Seizures

Vision changes

Hearing changes

Drooping of the face

Skin changes

A flesh-colored lump that bleeds or turns scaly

A new mole or a change in an existing mole

A sore that does not heal

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes)

Swelling or lumps anywhere such as in the neck, underarm, stomach, and groin

Weight gain or weight loss for no known reason

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What are the 3 most common cancer?

The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 290,560 new cases expected in the United States in 2022. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer. Because colon and rectal cancers are often referred to as "colorectal cancers," these two cancer types are combined for the list.

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This list of common cancer types includes cancers that are diagnosed with the greatest frequency in the United States, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers: Cancer incidence and mortality statistics reported by the National Cancer Institute and other resources were used to create the list.1 To qualify as a common cancer for the list, the estimated annual incidence for 2022 had to be 40,000 cases or more. The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 290,560 new cases expected in the United States in 2022. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer. Because colon and rectal cancers are often referred to as "colorectal cancers," these two cancer types are combined for the list. For 2022, the estimated number of new cases of colon cancer and rectal cancer are 106,180 and 44,850, respectively, adding to a total of 151,030 new cases of colorectal cancer. The following table gives the estimated numbers of new cases and deaths for each common cancer type in 2022: Cancer Type Estimated New Cases Estimated Deaths Bladder 81,180 17,100 Breast (Female – Male) 287,850 – 2,710 43,250 – 530 Colon and Rectal (Combined) 151,030 52,580 Endometrial 65,950 12,550 Kidney (Renal Cell and Renal Pelvis) 79,000 13,920 Leukemia (All Types) 60,650 24,000 Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct 41,260 30,520 Lung (Including Bronchus) 236,740 130,180 Melanoma 99,780 7,650 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 80,470 20,250 Pancreatic 62,210 49,830 Prostate 268,490 34,500 Thyroid 43,800 2,230

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