If you have the habit of regular physical examination, I believe many people will see the word nodule in the physical examination report. For example, thyroid nodules or small pulmonary nodules and breast nodules are common examination reports.

What exactly is a nodule? Nodules are actually a general term in medicine, and many very large masses are considered as nodules. This swollen area usually indicates human diseases, and some people think that nodules are early symptoms of cancer. This name makes many people feel anxious. Are nodules really early symptoms of cancer? Is there any medical basis for this name?

In fact, nodules are just a general term for all masses, and we can't think that having nodules must be cancer. It is true that the vast majority of cancer patients will have nodules, but nodules are also benign and malignant. Only malignant nodules may be symptoms of cancer, and benign nodules can be improved according to cured symptoms in many cases.

This is often said because many diseases in human body may lead to nodules, so we can't take them out of context and immediately think that nodules are the early symptoms of cancer. In fact, nodules are also divided into benign and malignant. Benign nodules will not cause great harm to human body, but malignant nodules are likely to deteriorate into cancer, so it is not accurate to say that nodules are the initial stage of cancer.

In medicine, most nodules are benign. If the nodule is malignant, it may not get worse easily as long as it is treated by surgery immediately, but the patient's condition must also be closely observed. In daily life, we can also observe the state of nodules carefully to distinguish whether nodules are benign or malignant.

Whether the nodule is benign or malignant 1 number depends on the hardness of the nodule.

If you can touch the nodule with your hands and it is soft, it is likely to be benign, but if it is hard, it may be a malignant tumor nodule. So how to judge whether the nodule is soft or hard? Soft is mainly the feeling that people's fingers touch their lips, while hard is mainly the feeling that fingers touch the tip of the nose.

The second is to look at the activity of nodules.

If the nodule is pressed, it will purulent, indicating that the nodule is benign, but if the nodule cannot be pushed, it indicates that it is malignant.

The third is to see if there is any pain when pressing.

Generally, benign nodules will feel pain when pressed, while malignant nodules will not feel pain. However, it is not absolute, and the malignant mass will also be painful due to nerve compression in the later stage.

Fourth, look at the growth rate of nodules.

Generally, benign nodules will not always get bigger, while malignant nodules will get bigger and bigger in a short time.

Do nodules mean early cancer? I firmly believe that most patients with nodules are most worried about whether the nodules will be diseased. Many people think that the nodule is a hard lump after all, and if the development trend of the disease is not controlled, it will undoubtedly become cancer. What the doctor wants to tell you here is that the appearance of nodules does not represent cancer. Nodules are also divided into benign and malignant. Benign nodules are not very harmful to human body, and only need to be checked on time, while malignant nodules generally have the characteristics of obvious expansion, increasingly irregular appearance, skinny and hard material. In this case, we must immediately rescue, which has long been a characteristic lesion.

In fact, it is not terrible to have nodules. The terrible thing is that we don't have a good attitude. In order to avoid nodules in our bodies, we should have a good mood, avoid anxiety and anger, and enhance our resistance. When our own immunity is enhanced, many diseases will leave us.

Nodules have occurred in many patients, but not all patients with nodules are considered to be caused by cancer. Which situation is the cause of nodules should be distinguished according to the actual symptoms. For people who smoke and drink regularly, there is a high probability that all kinds of nodules will develop into cancer. Therefore, after suffering from nodules, we must quit smoking and drinking immediately to ensure the physical and mental health of the human body.

Therefore, we can't generalize. If all people with nodules are diagnosed as cancer, then these people will feel great psychological pressure. Some people often scare themselves because they don't know much about these medical common sense. At this time, it is wise to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis as soon as possible.