Red Flags for Cancer

Red Flags for Cancer

Update: 2025-11-22
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SHOW NOTES — Red Flags for Cancer (Cheat Sheet)

  • What it is:
  • Non-mechanical symptoms raising suspicion for malignancy.
  • Classic signs:
  • Night pain
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Constant, deep ache
  • No mechanical pattern
  • History of cancer
  • Rule-in test:
  • None — this is a screening cluster.
  • Rule-out clues:
  • Pain that changes with movement or position.
  • NPTE trap:
  • Night pain + weight loss = refer immediately.
  • Best treatment:
  • Medical referral, not PT.


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Red Flags for Cancer

Red Flags for Cancer

Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT