Colon Cancer, How Do You Get It?

Colon cancer is prevalent cancer. However, it is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer, with many people being able to catch Cancer early on by doing screenings that test for Colon Cancer, among other things. Although more challenging to treat if detected late, it can be cured in some cases, but of course, it will depend on how far along it has spread when discovered. Colon cancer always begins in cells lining the colon or rectum, called "epithelial cells."

The main risk factors for Colon Cancer are lack of exercise or physical activity, which leads to obesity, smoking tobacco over a long time (more than 30 years), increasing your risk of getting Colon Cancer as well, and having family members (immediate or distant) who suffer

What are the symptoms of Colon Cancer?

The most common Colon Cancer symptom is no symptoms. It does not usually cause any symptoms until it has already reached an advanced stage. When it does begin to cause symptoms, they can include pain in your abdomen (stomach) or rectum, blood in your stools (poop), lighter-colored stools than usual, more frequent stools that may be smaller in size and more complex to flush down the toilet or toilet bowl water with blood or pus or objects that look like fleshy grapes. Other symptoms include weight loss because you can't eat as much food due to painful bowel movements, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Symptoms are not always Cancer symptoms; other symptoms include changes in bowel habits, excessive gas (flatulence), loss of appetite, stomach pain from an ulcer or gallstones.

Is Colon Cancer curable?

Colon cancer will not go away on its own. Still, it can be cured if caught early enough with treatment which includes removing the tumor surgically or treating Cancer medically with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These treatments won't prevent other Cancer from forming since Cancer cells have already spread to another part of your body.

How do you treat colon cancer?

Your doctor will most likely recommend a combination of therapies depending on how advanced Colon Cancer has progressed; treatment could range from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Colon Cancer treatments can also include targeted therapies used to treat Colon Cancer that begins in the colon or rectum area, including the Fli-Hir pill or other agents that work by preventing C Cancer cells from dividing.

Treatment will depend on many things, including your overall health, your age, and your medical history. The stage of Cancer at the time of diagnosis is also a consideration when determining how to treat the Cancer. Some people can be cured while others cannot, depending on whether it has spread to other body parts Treatment might include removing part of your colon and surrounding tissues if tumors are present in Surgery. Treatment might also include chemotherapy to kill Colon cancer cells, radiation therapy to kill Colon cancer cells, or stop them from growing Colon Cancer Therapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs to destroy Colon cancer cells, either by killing them or preventing them from dividing Treatment. Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells Treatment.

Treatment can vary depending on the stage of the disease when it's diagnosed, how far it has spread, whether you have other health problems, what your preferences are Whether or not there are tumor markers that indicate a good response If surgery is an option if chemo is an option.



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