Associated symptoms may include severe sweating, and hot flashes that take place at night also can disrupt sleep.

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Other symptoms may include lesions and soreness in the throat, difficulty swallowing, and swelling in the neck and regional lymph glands.

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Other behavioural symptoms may include restlessness, depression, psychosis, or loss of inhibitions.

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Early ovarian cancer may not cause obvious symptoms - but as the cancer grows symptoms may include a swollen or bloated abdomen, constipation, pressure in the abdomen and fatigue.

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Symptoms of testicular cancer may include the discovery of a hard lump (which is usually painless), swelling of the testicle or an achy feeling in the scrotum or abdomen.

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While this does not mean women cannot have chest pain, other symptoms that may signal a heart attack for women include sudden weakness and fatigue, body aches or flu-like symptoms.

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Symptoms can include seizures and blindness, and treatment may involve surgery, chemotherapy or, ironically, radiotherapy.

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Symptoms may be subtle and difficult to identify and may not even include chest pain.

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Symptoms from inhalation may be seen as early as 4-6 hrs after exposure, and can include coughing associated with difficulty breathing.

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