Abundant sweats in the middle of the night, bone pain that awakens for no reason … These signals, sometimes minimized, can be linked to certain forms of cancer. Dr. Gérald Kierzek, medical director of True Medical, warns against these symptoms to take seriously.
Night sweats
According to him, two night manifestations must draw attention when they become frequent or unexplained. Nocturnal sweats, first. Not those linked to flu, heat wave or menopause, but much more marked episodes. “”Excessive sweating dipping the sheets, which causes waking up in swimming, for no apparent reason either fever or overheating of the room. And the need to change clothes or sheets“He says. These sweats can point out lymphoma, leukemia or neuroendocrine tumor.
Nocturnal bone pains
Another alert: nocturnal bone pain. The doctor recalls that it is not pain after a fall or physical effort. “”We are talking about night bone pain, which awakens in the second part of the night, and which are not relieved by the change of position and very localized (column, basin, femurs especially)“These pains can sometimes translate a multiple myeloma, bone metastases from breast, prostate or lung cancer, or certain leukemia.
You are tired as soon as you wake up
These symptoms take on their full meaning when they associate intense fatigue on waking, which persists despite rest. If she settles in the duration, she should encourage to consult quickly. As Dr. Kierzek recalls, “Other signs such as night coughs, the needs to get up to urinate or even abdominal pain is less specific to a cancerous tumor …“But a change that lasts should never be overlooked.