In the early stages, symptoms of bowel cancer commonly appear when going to the toilet. But there is a symptom that often appears at night indicating that you have an advanced form of the disease.
If you have a persistent cough that is ‘often worse at night’ this is a sign that the cancer has reached the lungs. You may also have shortness of breath, persistent chest infections, coughing up blood and fluid buildup between the chest wall and lung (pleural effusion).
Lung cancer treatment
Some of the available lung cancer treatments include:
• Chemotherapy.
• Hormone therapy.
• targeted cancer drugs.
• Immunotherapy.
• Radiation therapy.
• Surgery.
• Ablation – the use of heat or cold to kill cancer cells.
General symptoms
General symptoms of advanced bowel cancer can be fatigue, low energy levels and lack of appetite. If it spreads to the lungs, you may notice:
• Discomfort or pain in the right side of your abdomen.
• Feeling sick.
• Poor appetite and weight loss.
Flatulence (called ascites).
• yellowing of the skin (jaundice).
• Itchy skin.
Or if it spreads to the bones, you may experience:
• Soreness or pain in the affected bone.
• Weakening of the bones.
• Tired.
• Feeling sick.
• Constipation.
• Irritability.
• Thirst.
• confusion.