| Over 100,000 people will find out that they have | | | | you have been diagnosed with any inflammatory |
| colon cancer just in the United States alone. Colon | | | | bowel disease. If you have diabetes your risk of |
| cancer is one of the most spread cancer types in the | | | | having colon cancer increases by 40 percent. |
| U.S. while being the second and third factor of cancer | | | | * Ethnic Background. Eastern Europeans, Jewish |
| death. But, thanks to new screening methods cancer | | | | population and the African Americans tend to have |
| can be diagnosed in its earliest stages resulting in a | | | | an increased factor risk for colorectal cancer due to |
| rising number of people being cured of this disease. | | | | a genetic mutation. |
| Since an abnormal cell needs 10-15 years to evolve | | | | Your doctor should be informed if you think you |
| into colorectal cancer, regular cancer testing would | | | | have some of these factors. Depending on these |
| help diagnose and cure it before becoming a problem. | | | | factors your doctor will advise you to begin the |
| It is recommended that routine colonoscopies should | | | | colorectal screenings earlier. |
| be made every ten years since the age of 50. If you | | | | The risk factors that you can control include: |
| know that in your family someone had colon cancer | | | | * The diet. Animal fats increase the risks of colon |
| or any other cancer forms you should start regular | | | | cancer. It is known that many fruits and vegetables |
| screenings more frequently and since at an earlier | | | | lower the risk of cancer formation so it's |
| age. | | | | recommended to have them every day and trying to |
| The reason thatcolon cancer emerges is unknown | | | | substitute animal based food with "green" products. |
| and since it's useless to prevent the abnormal cells | | | | * Exercise. Exercising will increase your fitness and in |
| from appearing there are measurements you can do | | | | the same time lower the risk of most diseases |
| to prevent it. | | | | including colorectal cancer. |
| Two kinds of risk factors cause colorectal cancer: the | | | | * Obesity. Overweight is increases the chances of |
| ones you can do something about and the ones you | | | | dying from colorectal cancer. You need to speak with |
| can't control. The last type of factors includes: | | | | your doctor about helping you lose some weight. |
| * Age. The risk of getting colon cancer increases | | | | * Smoking. This is responsable for 12 percent of all |
| with the age. Sure, the risk exists even if you are | | | | deaths caused by colorectal cancer. Besides, the |
| young but it's way smaller. | | | | chemicals contained by cigarettes are responsable for |
| * Family history. If some close relative of you has | | | | all sorts of cancer. |
| adenamotous polyps or colorectal cancer while they | | | | * Alcohol. You can lower the risk of colorectal cancer |
| are still young your doctor will recommend colorectal | | | | by consuming less alcohol because, large alcohol |
| cancer screenings before you are 50 years old | | | | intake increases the risk. |
| because of the increased risk of developing the | | | | It really doesn't matter what your risk factor is. You |
| disease. | | | | can change the development of colon cancer by |
| * Other risk increasing diseases. If you have Crohn's | | | | maintaining a healthy life. This includes exercising, |
| disease or any other chronic inflammatory bowel | | | | having care of your diet and weight and limiting |
| disease the risk for developing colon cancer increases. | | | | smoking and drinking. |
| It is recommended having regular screenings after | | | | |