Persistent, unexplained fevers or night sweats.Persistent, unexplained muscle or joint pain.Persistent indigestion or discomfort after eating.Skin changes, such as yellowing, darkening or redness of the skin, sores that won't heal, or changes to existing moles.Weight changes, including unintended loss or gain.Lump or area of thickening that can be felt under the skin.Some general signs and symptoms associated with, but not specific to, cancer, include: CDC recommends that most adults get tested for Hepatitis C.Signs and symptoms caused by cancer will vary depending on what part of the body is affected. Over time, chronic Hepatitis C can lead to serious liver problems including liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. In the United States, the most common type of viral hepatitis is Hepatitis C. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, which is most often caused by a virus. These cancers make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year. Keeping a Healthy Weightīeing overweight or having obesity are linked with a higher risk of getting 13 types of cancer. The less alcohol you drink, the lower your risk for cancer. Limiting Alcohol Intakeĭrinking alcohol raises your risk of getting six kinds of cancer. Learn more about lowering your risk for skin cancer. To help prevent skin cancer while still having fun outdoors, protect yourself by staying in the shade, applying sunscreen, and wearing sun-protective clothing, a hat, and sunglasses. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and tanning beds appears to be the most important environmental factor involved with developing skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the United States. When a person breathes in secondhand smoke, it is like he or she is smoking. Smoke from other people’s cigarettes, pipes, or cigars ( secondhand smoke) also causes lung cancer. Visit external icon to learn how you can quit smoking. Tobacco use can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body. In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, and cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer.

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Preventing Cancer by Joseph Veebe