Spotting the signs of cancer

Changes to your body’s normal processes or unusual, unexplained symptoms can sometimes be an early sign of cancer.

Symptoms that need to be checked by a doctor include:

• a lump that suddenly appears on your body
• unexplained bleeding
• changes to your bowel habit
• Unexplained weight loss

But in many cases, your symptoms will not be related to cancer and will be caused by other, non-cancerous health conditions.

ABCDE’s of Cancer

Skin cancer

Bladder and kidney cancer

Bowel cancer

Breast cancer

Gynaecological cancer

Lung cancer

Prostate and testicular cancer