Defend Youself From Colon Cancer

Over 100,000 people will find out that they haveyou have been diagnosed with any inflammatory
colon cancer just in the United States alone. Colonbowel disease. If you have diabetes your risk of
cancer is one of the most spread cancer types in thehaving 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 cancerpopulation and the African Americans tend to have
can be diagnosed in its earliest stages resulting in aan 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 evolveYour doctor should be informed if you think you
into colorectal cancer, regular cancer testing wouldhave 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 shouldcolorectal screenings earlier.
be made every ten years since the age of 50. If youThe 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 regularcancer. It is known that many fruits and vegetables
screenings more frequently and since at an earlierlower the risk of cancer formation so it's
age.recommended to have them every day and trying to
The reason thatcolon cancer emerges is unknownsubstitute 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 dothe 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 youdying 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 aredeaths 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 hasall 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 colorectalby consuming less alcohol because, large alcohol
cancer screenings before you are 50 years oldintake increases the risk.
because of the increased risk of developing theIt 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'smaintaining a healthy life. This includes exercising,
disease or any other chronic inflammatory bowelhaving 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