Your best prevention is to detect colon cancer and treat it early in his training. People who have regular screening for colon cancer, including fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy and polyp removal, significantly reduce their risk of developing colorectal carcinoma.
Other things you can do to reduce the risk are as follows:
Quit smoking. Cigarette smoking was clearly associated with an increased risk of colon cancer (and many other factors).
Take an aspirin or baby aspirin every day. Because of the potential side effects is not recommended for everyone. Talk to your healthcare provider.
Take a safe dose of folic acid (eg 1 mg) daily.
Physical activity every day.
Eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables every day.
These techniques will be used:
Fecal occult blood test every year combined with flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
The barium enema every 5-10 years Double-contrast
Colonoscopy every 10 years, colonoscopy remains the most sensitive test to detect colon polyps and tumors.
Once polyps are identified, should be eliminated. After you have had polyps or polyps, you should start having colonoscopies more often.
Appropriate persons preventive screening in ulcerative colitis are as follows:
Colonoscopy every 1-2 years in the following cases:
If you know you have the disease 7-8 years
If the cancer involves the entire colon
Beginning 12-15 years after diagnosis of ulcerative left
Random biopsies of the colon during colonoscopy is
People who have ulcerative colitis, biopsies show that premalignant changes should make the surgical removal of their colon.
Showing posts with label Colon Cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colon Cancer. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Treatment Of Colon Cancer
The primary treatment for colon cancer is surgery that removes part or all of the colon. Suggestive of polyps, though small, can be removed by colonoscopy.
Chemotherapy after surgery can extend survival of people whose cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.
Radiation therapy after surgery does not help people with colon cancer, but it extends the survival of cancer patients.
Given before surgery, radiation therapy can shrink the tumor. This can improve the chances that the tumor is successfully removed.
Radiation before surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence after treatment.
Chemotherapy after surgery can extend survival of people whose cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.
Radiation therapy after surgery does not help people with colon cancer, but it extends the survival of cancer patients.
Given before surgery, radiation therapy can shrink the tumor. This can improve the chances that the tumor is successfully removed.
Radiation before surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence after treatment.
Symptoms Of Colon Cancer
As mentioned earlier colon cancer may have no symptoms in its early stages. If the symptoms of colon cancer are expected, are often confused with some other related problem or a health problem.
The symptoms of colon cancer can be very similar to the state of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and sometimes diverticulosis or diverticulitis. As these conditions are colon cancer is curable at this stage is curable.
It should be noted that the symptoms of cancer of the colon cancer vary in size and position of the large intestine. The following are symptoms of colon cancer or symptoms of colon cancer:
A change in bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a change in stool consistency for more than a few weeks
Narrow stools
A feeling that the bowel does not empty completely
Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool
Persistent abdominal pain or discomfort, cramping, gas can also occur
Abdominal pain with bowel movements
Unexplained weight loss and unintentional
All the above symptoms of colon cancer or symptoms of colon cancer may or may not be specific for the disease, that may be caused by other less serious health problems unrelated to cancer.
The symptoms of colon cancer can be very similar to the state of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and sometimes diverticulosis or diverticulitis. As these conditions are colon cancer is curable at this stage is curable.
It should be noted that the symptoms of cancer of the colon cancer vary in size and position of the large intestine. The following are symptoms of colon cancer or symptoms of colon cancer:
A change in bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a change in stool consistency for more than a few weeks
Narrow stools
A feeling that the bowel does not empty completely
Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool
Persistent abdominal pain or discomfort, cramping, gas can also occur
Abdominal pain with bowel movements
Unexplained weight loss and unintentional
All the above symptoms of colon cancer or symptoms of colon cancer may or may not be specific for the disease, that may be caused by other less serious health problems unrelated to cancer.
Causes Of Colon Cancer
Here are several causes of colon cancer. The most common causes of colon cancer are:
Polyps: In most cases considered the main cause of colon cancer. Not all polyps become cancerous, but there is evidence that certain types of polyps can become cancerous in the future and lead to malignant colon cancer. Increasing the size and number of polyps is dangerous
Although age is not directly related to colon cancer is a risk factor as age over the chances of developing polyps also increases, which can sometimes become cancerous and can be the causes of cancer colon. There is evidence that people over age 50 have a high likelihood of developing polyps.
Alcohol, smoking and obesity are risk factors can be causes of colon cancer.
Family history of cancer can cause colon cancer. Women who have had cancer like ovarian cancer, breast cancer, etc. are at high risk of developing the disease. A family story about people who had polyps developed their families are also at risk
There is evidence that any type of chronic inflammation of the bowel can cause colon cancer. This is due to the inflamed areas of colon can lead to abnormal cell development. These abnormal cells become cancerous at any time.
Genetics plays a role in colon cancer. Nearly 25% of cases are said to have some sort of genetic link in their studies.
In general, insulin is said to be one of the leading causes of colon cancer. It is said that people with diabetes have up to 40% more likely to develop the disease than people without diabetes
Polyps: In most cases considered the main cause of colon cancer. Not all polyps become cancerous, but there is evidence that certain types of polyps can become cancerous in the future and lead to malignant colon cancer. Increasing the size and number of polyps is dangerous
Although age is not directly related to colon cancer is a risk factor as age over the chances of developing polyps also increases, which can sometimes become cancerous and can be the causes of cancer colon. There is evidence that people over age 50 have a high likelihood of developing polyps.
Alcohol, smoking and obesity are risk factors can be causes of colon cancer.
Family history of cancer can cause colon cancer. Women who have had cancer like ovarian cancer, breast cancer, etc. are at high risk of developing the disease. A family story about people who had polyps developed their families are also at risk
There is evidence that any type of chronic inflammation of the bowel can cause colon cancer. This is due to the inflamed areas of colon can lead to abnormal cell development. These abnormal cells become cancerous at any time.
Genetics plays a role in colon cancer. Nearly 25% of cases are said to have some sort of genetic link in their studies.
In general, insulin is said to be one of the leading causes of colon cancer. It is said that people with diabetes have up to 40% more likely to develop the disease than people without diabetes
Colon Cancer Overview
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| COLON CANCER |
To digest and absorb nutrients from food
Focus on the stools by absorbing fluid (and electrolytes) from
To store and control evacuation of feces
The right side of the colon plays an important role in absorbing water and electrolytes, while the left side is responsible for the storage and disposal of feces.
Cancer is the transformation of normal cells. The transformed cells grow and multiply abnormally.
Without treatment, these cancers grow and spread through the wall of the colon to the lymph nodes and organs. Finally, spread to distant organs such as liver, lungs, brain and bones.
Cancer is dangerous because they grow unhindered. They overwhelm healthy cells, tissues and organs by taking the oxygen, nutrients and space.
Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas-tumors that develop in the glands lining the inner wall of the colon.
These tumors are sometimes called colorectal cancer, reflecting the fact that the rectum, the terminal portion of the colon, may also be affected.
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