Cancer Treatment

Until now, not known for sure what causes colorectal cancers. Can not be explained, why the person is exposed to this cancer and others do not. But what is certain is that colorectal cancer is not a contagious disease. There are several risk factors that cause a person to be vulnerable to colorectal cancer are:

* Age, colorectal cancer usually attacked more frequently in old age. More than 90 percent of the disease affects patients over the age of 50 years. Although at a younger age than 50 years can be affected. Approximately 3% of cancer patients in this attack under the age of 40 years.

* Colorectal Polyp, is the growth of tumors in the inner wall of the colon and rectum. Often occurs at the age above 50 years. Most of this polyp is benign tumor, but some can turn into cancer. Discovered and raised this polyp can reduce the risk of colorectal cancers.

* History of colorectal cancer in the family, if close relatives are affected (parent, brother, sister or child), the risk for this cancer becomes larger, especially when families are affected by this cancer at the age of genetic young. Abnormalities, changes in particular gene will increase the risk of colorectal cancers.

The most common form of the gene defect that can cause cancer is hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), which caused a change in the HNPCC gene. Approximately three out of four people with disabilities will be affected by HNPCC gene colorectal cancer, where the most common age at diagnosis is over the age of 44 years.

* Have you ever suffered from similar diseases, may be attacked again with the same disease for the second time. Similarly, women who have a history of ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer has a high risk for this cancer.

* Inflammation of the colon, a ulceratif colitis or Crohn’s disease that causes inflammation or inflammation of the intestine for a long time, will increase the risk of colorectal cancer .* diet, foods high in fat (especially animal fat) and low calcium, low folate and fiber, rarely eat vegetables and fruits, drinking alcohol, will increase the risk of colorectal cancer .* Smoking may increase the risk of this cancer.

Early Detection

Early detection of screening to find cancer before symptoms develop colorectal can help doctors find a polyp and cancer at an early stage. If the polyp was found and immediately removed, it will be able to prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancers. So is the treatment of colorectal cancer will be more effective if done at an early stage. To find a polyp or colorectal cancer is recommended early detection or screening in people over the age of 50 years, or under the age of 50 years but have high risk factors for colorectal cancer as has been mentioned above. Screening tests required are

* Occult fecal blood test (FOBT), cancer or polyp can cause bleeding and FOBT can detect blood in the stool. FOBT is a test to check stool. If this test detects blood, should be sought where the blood source, whether from the rectum, colon or other parts of the intestine with the other tests. Hemorrhoidal disease can also cause the blood in the stool.

* Sigmoidoscopy is an examination with a device such as a cable clutch cable is a tool diujungnya existing guidelines and could diteropong light. Instrument called a sigmoidoscope, while the examination is called sigmoidoscopy. The tool is inserted through the anus into the rectum to the sigmoid colon, so that the wall of the rectum and sigmoid colon can be found dilihat.Bila the polyp, can be all removed. If there is a suspicion of cancer tumors, a biopsy performed, and then was examined in anatomical pathology to determine whether or not malignant and keganasannya type.

* Colonoscopy, like sigmoidoscopy, but using a longer cable, so that the entire rectum and colon can diteropong and examined. The instrument used is the colonoscope.

* Double-contrast barium enema, is a radiological examination with X-ray (X ray) in the colon and rectum. The patient is given an enema with a barium solution and air is pumped into the rectum. Then photographed. All layers of the colon wall can be seen whether there is normal or abnormal.

* Plug the rectum, is the examination of a very simple and can be performed by all physicians, by entering the finger is coated gloves and lubrication substances into the rectum and then examine the inside of the rectum. Is a routine examination. If there are tumors in the rectum will be felt and known by this examination.

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