HEALTH BLOGS
HEALTH BLOGS
category: health
27 Aug 2008
by: ashley

Three big dangers your doctor may not talk about and how to stay safe.

Your doctor has given you the lowdown on how to protect yourself against breast, colon, and lung cancer: Get yearly mammograms (check) and regular colonoscopies (check), and don’t smoke (double check).

But when was the last time she asked if you had any persistent mouth sores, unexplained fevers or joint pain, or discomfort during sex? These can be symptoms of three cancers—oral, leukemia, and endometrial—that don’t get the attention they deserve. Even though they are among the most common cancers affecting women over age 55, these diseases can fall through the cracks as doctors focus on the biggest killers hogging the health headlines, says Elmer Huerta, M.D., president of the American Cancer Society.

Read more for the facts behind these quiet dangers—and the simple ways you can protect yourself.

1- Oral Cancer

2- Leukemia

3- Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer

Read about these quite cancers

According to Laura Flynn McCarthy