Sinus cancer is a dangerous disease that can threaten the life of the sufferer. Sinus cancer can be cured if detected in the early stages of the disease.

Some signs of sinus cancer that you should know are below:

Stuffy nose, decreased sense of smell

When the tumor in the nasal sinus grows, it will reduce the sensitivity of your nose, and the tumor will grow large enough to block the nose, causing a stuffy nose and prolonged nasal congestion.

Nasal congestion only occurs on the side containing the tumor, but this sign is difficult to recognize if you have sinus cancer or not, but you should still be wary of these people.

Headache

Sinus cancer often causes severe headaches of unknown origin, this condition occurs in most patients and according to statistics, up to 70% of people with sinus cancer have this symptom. This symptom is due to cancerous tissue invading the skull, nerves and blood vessels causing damage to tissue cells, causing headaches in the affected area.

Nosebleeds

This is a fairly common sign that any patient with sinus cancer will encounter. Blood can flow from one or both sides, so it is easily confused with nosebleeds.

But if this bleeding sign occurs frequently and becomes more and more serious, it is necessary to clearly distinguish it from nosebleeds by going to the hospital for an accurate diagnosis to detect the disease as soon as possible.

Pain in parts of the face

Similar to headaches, pain in the face is also a sign of sinus cancer, numbness in facial parts especially the cheeks, jaw pain, and heaviness in the head when bending down.

In addition to the main symptoms above, people should also be alert to some other symptoms such as: tinnitus, earache, swollen lymph nodes in the neck...

In addition to the above signs, if you see any other signs on your face. You need to see a doctor immediately for examination and diagnosis of related diseases.

Therefore, do not be subjective before any unusual signs occur. Early detection of cancer of the facial sinuses, including sinus cancer, will be a prerequisite to prevent cancer from spreading and developing further. Treatment will also take place quickly, reduce costs as well as be more effective. The patient's ability to cure and the ability to live is higher when the disease is detected at a late stage.

Perhaps, signs related to the facial area will tell you that you are about to get cancer of the facial sinuses such as nasal sinus cancer, maxillary sinus cancer, frontal sinus cancer...

According to VNN