Colon Cancer At A Glance

By Phylicia Hettinger


Colon cancer is said to occur when a tumor is formed inside the rectum or the colon. The colon and the rectum are the two organs that make up the large intestine. So when a tumor appears inside the rectum or the colon a person certainly has cancer.

One difficulty encountered with beningh tumors is that they are hardly detected in the first place. When they are not found over a long time they gradually transform into malignant tumor thus making it difficult to cure. Nonetheless it is treatable. It is so disheartening to hear of man or a woman who has colon cancer. What goes to your mind if you hear of cancer? The more you treat this disease, the more it grows. For colon cancer, this can be very dangerous because the continuous growth of tumors in the organs can stop the workings of the organs completely.

Smoking is a factor that actually causes colon cancer. The constituents of cigarettes like tobacco add particles to your colon that may likely to produce benign tumors. See, smoking is not good for you if you intend to prevent colon cancer.

A benign tumor that was detected early before or just when it turns into a malignant tumor can be cured with ease. However, due to the lack of symptoms that are not noticed before the tumor spreads makes it very difficult to find out the existence of the tumor.

When a patient undergoes a colon cancer surgery it is very important that the doctors carry out another medical examination to ascertain whether there are other cells that are still affected. This test is essential because it is the only means to check if there is any progression of the disease. Did you know that a colon cancer in the third stage can be treated? Patients have a fifty percent chance of surviving. However, the one other factor that contributes to a patient's chance of survival is early detection of the disease.




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