Colon cancer symptoms and information


http://... about colon cancer as well as common symptoms.Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Colorectal cancer causes 655,000 deaths worldwide per year.[1] Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through colonoscopy. Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy.

Colon cancer often causes no symptoms until it has reached a relatively advanced stage. Thus, many organizations recommend periodic screening for the disease with fecal occult blood testing and colonoscopy. When symptoms do occur, they dependon the site of the lesion. Generally speaking, the nearer the lesion is to the anus, the more bowel symptoms there will be, such as:

* Change in bowel habits
o change in frequency (constipation and/or diarrhea),
o change in the quality of stools
o change in consistency of stools
* Bloody stools or rectal bleeding
* Stools with mucus
* Tarry stools (melena) (more likely related to upper gastrointestinal eg stomach or duodenal disease)
* Feeling of incomplete defecation (tenesmus) (usually associated with rectal cancer)
* Reduction in diameter of feces
* Bowel obstruction (rare)







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Uploaded: January 14, 2008 at 10:46 pm
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alexjonesretard (November 26, 2008 at 9:23 am)
i am 25 and i eat hotdogs now at 25 i will die from Colon Cancer. dont eat hotdogs they will kill you they did me is my death a joke to you yes good. i dont need your love because i love my self more. my life was a waste
mebusted (November 17, 2008 at 9:17 am)
my colon cancer was found via an emergency appendectomy (ruptured). My appendix contained cancer and apparently spread to my colon, part of which must be removed in two weeks! I'm scared. My brother is flying 3000 miles to be with me during surgery. GET CHECKED! I'm 47 year old (male). I don't drink or smoke.
goodfiveshoes (November 16, 2008 at 9:55 pm)
I watched a excellant docu on richard simpson he has a story to tell and the government doesn't want us to hear it.... the documentary is called run from the cure. I hope this helps all those in need. Lol please share. "run from the cure" by richard simpson he also does informative radio interviews just type his name in the search bar good luck
KayyKayy9513 (October 5, 2008 at 11:40 pm)
oh-my may need to get tested for thid:S:S:Sim veryy scared
zaputzaput1 (August 27, 2008 at 7:13 pm)
To answer 19andrew80:

Because you can't suggest cures other than what the medical doctors consider the only way to treat cancer.
19andrew80 (July 24, 2008 at 5:14 am)
Regarding the warning in the beginning: Why post this if this is not a general factual cited information.

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