Step on the scale, pants looser, 10 pounds gone without diet tweaks or gym highs. Tom’s 60-year-old frame shrank mysteriously; pancreatic shadows explained it. Tumors rev metabolism or curb appetite, dropping 5-10% body weight fast. Lung and stomach cancers top the list. Feel that hollow hunger? Bloating bloats the belly.
Sign #10: Chronic Bloating or Feeling Full Quickly
Your favorite meal sits heavy after bites, abdomen taut like an overfilled balloon, pressure lingering days. Emily, 55, from Florida, blamed IBS—ovarian scans proved otherwise. Fluid buildup or masses press organs in 72% of cases. That gassy swell? No joke. Bowels shift gears.
Sign #9: Changes in Bowel Habits
Diarrhea flips to constipation, stools narrow or streaked red, urgency hits without warning. John’s 58-year-old routine unraveled; colorectal polyps hid the cause. Tumors block or irritate, altering transit in 18% of ignores. That incomplete empty? Press on. Coughs linger longer.
Sign #8: Persistent Cough or Hoarseness
A dry hack rattles weeks, voice raspy like gravel, no cold in sight. Lisa, 62, from Texas, powered through “allergies”—throat biopsy shocked. Lung or laryngeal growths irritate airways. Blood-tinged? Urgent. Swallows snag.
