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Yeah, that's a simple example. Pancreatic cancer would be at the other end of the scale: - it's internal - nobody really knows what their pancreas is supposed
by sdwr 3y ago
Yeah, that's a simple example. Pancreatic cancer would be at the other end of the scale:
- it's internal
- nobody really knows what their pancreas is supposed to do anyway
Plus the normal problems with self-analysis:
- distinguishing signal from noise
- going around looking for a problem means overpowering whatever signal there was with conscious attention
Still, I think someone with a stable routine, who has practice teasing out subtle signals, could pick up on something like that. Once you have enough experience with how your body "should" work, any deviation is noticeable.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoAt best they could determine something was wrong, maybe that they were tired more than they should be, and would have to go to a doctor for answers. I very much doubt anyone could go "Yup, I have pancreatic cancer." It's really hoping that someone could pick up very slight symptoms, and I don't think that they'll always be as apparent as you'd hope. It almost feels like victim blaming to say that if they'd just been more in touch they could have detected the barely detectable. Are there any examples of someone detecting pancreatic cancer early on their own?