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Colon cancer can be treated if detect early.

Colon cancer can be treated if detect early.


Taking care of your bowel movement is a daily routine task for everyone, however in reality there are quite a number of people that going to the bathroom to get rid of your body’s waste is not on their daily routine list. For some, the urge to go to the toilet might be between 3 – 5 days per session and when the deeds are done, the result can be caused for concern. In most cases, there are blood mixed in with feces which can be brush off with the assumption that it has something to do with hemorrhoids even thought the cause of it has the potential to be a silent danger that is waiting to become a full-blown disease.


Colon cancer is on of the most common cancer around the world, usually found in individual aged 50 and above. The symptoms of colon cancer include blood mixed with feces, stomach ache and diarrhea. Some patients lost so much blood through bowel movement that their hemoglobin level is low and are diagnosed with colon cancer when tested. The risks of this cancer are increased with consumption of fatty food and genetic.


Colon cancer are usually detected after doing screen test or after the worried patient come to consult with doctors after experienced the symptoms mention above. So, after screening test, if the cancer is detected in its early staged, the majority of the patients can be completed cured.




Who is recommended for colon cancer screen test?


  1. Those who like to consume red meat high in fats and low in fiber
  2. Those who consume high amount of alcoholic drinks and smoking.
  3. Those who have stomach issues.
  4. Those who are aged 50 and above
  5. Those who have family history of colon cancer.



Colon cancer can be prevented


The fact is that colon cancer can happened to everyone, especially people who forget to take care of their eating habits. The risk of colon cancer can be lowered if you choose to avoid food such as food that are too seared, food high in fats content, grilled food or unhealthy habits such as alcoholic drinks, smoking and lack of exercises. You can also increase your body vigor and defend against cancer from occurring by increasing food in high fiber and nutritional content such as green vegetable and exercise regularly.


Colon cancer is not as scary as it seems if you opt to maintain a healthy lifestyle, regularly monitoring your bowel movement and going to see doctors if you experience bodily symptoms that have potential to be caused for concern. Even without symptoms, it is highly recommended to have routine health checkup just to be on the safe side.




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