Symptom Check
Doctors and specialists share the symptoms they monitor in their own health to prevent and treat disease. Symptom Check features doctors, specialists and health experts who reveal the warning signs they’d look for in their own body when it comes to cancer and other diseases.
Symptom Check
Top 4 Prostate Cancer Symptoms a Doctor Monitors in Himself: ‘Take Them Seriously’
A medical oncologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with prostate cancer shares the warning signs he looks for his his own body, but warns men: “Don’t wait for symptoms.”
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4 Subtle Symptoms of a Hidden Health Condition Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease
In TODAY’s Symptom Check series, an internal medicine physician reveals the subtle warning signs of a condition that may affect 40% of young U.S. adults and complicate health.
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This 1 Morning Symptom Can Be an Early Sign of Deadly Brain Cancer, Doctor Warns
A neuro-oncologist at the Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic who treats patients with the most aggressive brain cancer shares the warning signs she looks for in her own body.
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The ‘Big Sign’ of Melanoma and Skin Cancer Symptoms a Dermatologist Monitors in Herself
A dermatologist reveals the skin cancer warning signs she looks for in her own body, the places most often missed when looking for suspicious moles and the sunscreen she uses.
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How a Doctor Monitors Herself for Brain Tumors and the No. 1 Most Common Symptom
A neuro-oncologist at the Mayo Clinic reveals the telltale signs of a “classic brain tumor headache” and other brain tumor symptoms she looks for in her own body.
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How a Doctor Monitors Herself for Endometriosis and the No. 1 Symptom
A gynecologic surgery specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine who treats women with endometriosis shares the warning signs of the disease she looks for in her own body.
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2 'Big' Colorectal Cancer Symptoms a Doctor Monitors and the 'Scary' Mistake Patients Make
A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with colorectal cancer shares the warning signs of the disease he'd look for in his own body.
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The No. 1 Heart Disease Symptom a Cardiologist Never Ignores in Her Own Body
A cardiologist at the Columbia Women's Heart Center shares the heart disease warning signs she looks for in her own body, including the most alarming symptoms besides chest pain.
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How a Doctor Monitors Herself for Cervical Cancer and the No. 1 Most Common Symptom
A gynecologic oncologist at NYU Langone Health who treats patients with cervical cancer shares the warning signs she looks for in her own body.
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3 'Severe' Menopause Symptoms That Aren't Hot Flashes: 'Eye-Opening,' Doctor Says
Most women begin the menopausal transition in their 40s and 50s, but some can have symptoms in their 30s. Mayo Clinic doctors say symptoms are “still vastly under-treated."
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The No. 1 Most Important Alzheimer's Disease Symptom a Doctor Monitors in Herself
A neuropsychologist who researches Alzheimer’s disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shares the warning signs she'd look for in her own life.
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The No. 1 Earliest Pancreatic Cancer Symptom a Doctor Monitors in Himself: 'Big Red Flag'
A gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with pancreatic cancer shares the warning signs he looks for in his own body. The disease is stealthy and deadly.
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7 Lung Cancer Symptoms a Doctor Monitors in Himself and 2 Are the Most Alarming
A pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic shares the lung cancer warning signs he looks for in his own body. The deadly disease is on the rise in young people who’ve never smoked.
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How a Doctor Monitors Herself for Breast Cancer and 1 Big Symptom That's Not a Lump
A breast radiologist at the MD Anderson Cancer Center who diagnoses patients with breast cancer shares the warning signs she looks for in her own body. Lumps are just the start.
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The No. 1 Most Common Ovarian Cancer Symptom a Doctor Monitors in Herself
A gynecologic oncologist at the Mayo Clinic who treats patients with ovarian cancer shares the warning signs she looks for in her own body.
