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