Information about colonoscopy for colorectal cancer
If you are experiencing indigestion, is not about to fully relieve your bowel, frequently having diarrhea, smaller size stool with blood or abnormal tumor extending out of your anus, do not be nonchalant as all these may be signs of colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer is quite common and it is the cancer responsible for the third highest mortality rate of all the cancer in the world. Therefore, prevention and treatment methods are the best way to prepare and safeguard yourself against this cancer and in this article, we will provide more information about colorectal cancer detection through the method of colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is a method of scanning for tumor in our large intestine through the use of fiber optic. At the tip of the fiber optic there is a camera with expansion lens while on the other end is the controller connect to light generating equipment which redirect the image on to a digital display. The fiber optic camera will be inserted through the anus towards the connecting area between the small intestine and the large intestine so that the doctor can perform the diagnosis the condition whether it is a wound, a cancerous tumor or if there are any abnormalities in the colon.
Which type of patients we recommend for colonoscopy?
· Patients who have family background of colorectal cancer.
· Patients above the age of 40, even if they are currently healthy without any symptoms. This patient group should consider coming for colonoscopy once every 3-5 years
· Patient who is stool occult blood positive or have identify to have unusually high level of CEA in the blood.
· Patients who are experiencing chronic stomach ache that come and goes without proper cause.
· Patients with hemorrhoids that seem to have tumor extending out
· Patients who have difficulty relieving their bowel such as indigestion, frequent diarrhea or does not feel fully relieve internally.
· Patient who pass stool with blood in bright or dark red color with unusual odor
· Patients who felt an unusual bump or lump around their abdominal area
· Patient with weight loss without cause
· Patient with anemia without cause
