Colon cancer it is an abnormality of cells that form into cancer in the colon. With an average length of 150-180 centimeters. It can occur from the beginning attach to the small intestine. The middle of the intestine, to the end of the large intestine attached to the rectum. Mostly, it starts from a small point, such as a small polyp forming in the intestine. If detected early, there is a way to cure it.
Colon Cancer Risk Symptoms
- There is blood in the stool. It will be mucus that comes out with the stool.
- Defecation changes or is unusual from before, such as not having a bowel movement every morning at all.
- Have alternating diarrhea and constipation.
- There is contraction of the intestines, causing intermittent abdominal pain. When palpat, a lump may be found in the lower right abdomen.
- The size of the stool is noticeably smaller.
- Wanting to go to the bathroom or having pain in the rectum area all the time, but when going in, the stool cannot come out or the stool is not completely empty.
- Feeling weak, weak, pale, UFABET, having no appetite, and losing weight for no reason.
- Family history: People who have close relatives with colon cancer also have a higher risk factor. For example, if one sibling has colon cancer, the rest of the family has a 10-15 percent chance of getting the same cancer.
Blood in the stool or a change in bowel habits may be a sign of colon cancer, such as constipation, smaller stool sizes, abdominal cramps. Frequent bowel movements than you’ve ever had before, anemia due to iron deficiency, and unexplained weight loss.
Currently, the main risk factor for colon cancer is still genetics. Approximately 60-70% of patients today are cause by genetics. Approximately 10-15% are cause by lifestyle, such as eating red meat, foods. With fermented substances or nitrosamines, which increase the risk of cancer. Therefore, it is easy to observe that those with a family history who are under 60 years old have a higher risk of colon cancer than the general population. Another symptom that is often heard along with is that approximately 90% are colon obstruction cause by colon cancer.
This comes from many causes, such as inflammation of the colon, infection in the colon tract, or twisting of the colon, which is only a small part. Because when occurs, the channel or hole of the colon shrinks, blocking the intestinal tract, causing intestinal obstruction, making it impossible to defecate or fart, increasing bloating, stomach pain, stomach cramps, vomiting, and inability to eat.