| Colon cancer is a dangerous form of cancer that | | | | -bleeding from the anus, which appears more |
| starts in the colon, and then if nothing is done to | | | | rarely, and may just be a coincidence, but it can |
| treat it, it will start to spread. The causes of colon | | | | also be a sign |
| cancer have not been discovered yet, but | | | | If colon cancer has advanced, then many |
| scientists are researching its causes and new | | | | symptoms appear. The most commonly |
| treatments that can help cure colon cancer and | | | | encountered ones are: |
| metastatic colon cancer. | | | | -pain in the abdomen |
| The colon and the rectum for the large intestine. | | | | -vomiting and nausea |
| First, a tumor appears in the colon or sometimes | | | | -larger amount of blood in the stool |
| in the rectum, and then it starts to grow, and the | | | | -change in bowel habits |
| cancerous tissue spreads. In time it can reach | | | | -sudden weight loss |
| other organs, such as the liver or the lungs. | | | | -thin stool |
| In its early phases colon cancer can be treated | | | | -stomach cramps |
| quite easily, and the survival rate for patients | | | | -diarrhea |
| diagnosed with stage 2 or 3 colon cancer is over | | | | -fatigue or tiredness |
| 80%. However, if the cancer advances to the | | | | If you experience any of the symptoms |
| third or fourth stage, it will be really hard to cure | | | | mentioned above then immediately consult a |
| it, the survival rate drops under 10%, but there | | | | doctor. Some of them can be cause by other |
| still is hope. | | | | affections, but in either case it's important to |
| This is why it is important to learn the signs and | | | | seek medical attention. The doctors will perform |
| symptoms of colon cancer, and detect them | | | | some tests and clinical trials which will determine if |
| early in order to start the treatment as soon as | | | | you have or haven't got colon cancer,and how far |
| possible. The problem is that stage 1 or 2 colon | | | | has it spread. |
| cancer has almost no symptoms at all, and it's | | | | If it has not spread much then it can easily be |
| hard to detect this disease until it has already | | | | treated with a colon cancer surgery, that |
| advanced too much. | | | | removes the parts of the large intestine where |
| These are the common symptoms that may | | | | tumors are. |
| indicate an early colon cancer or a high risk of | | | | A stage IV colon cancer diagnose is a very bad |
| developing colon cancer: | | | | news, and it will probably change your life, but |
| -stool that contains small amounts of blood | | | | remember that there still is hope. |