How to detect colon cancer early?

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Colon cancer is one of the cancer diseases with a very high risk of death, so early detection of colon cancer is extremely necessary to be able to effectively treat it in its early stages. Patients and their families need to know the signs of colon cancer as well as actively go to medical facilities to perform colon cancer screening.

1. Early detection of colon cancer

Colon cancer is a common cancer in Vietnam in recent years, occurring in both men and women, but the rate is higher in men. The average age of colon cancer is 30-60 years old. According to many studies, colon cancer has a very high mortality rate, second only to stomach cancer, liver cancer and lung cancer. Therefore, the early detection of colon cancer makes a great contribution to the successful treatment of this disease.
The colon is an organ in the digestive system, about 1.5 m long or longer, shaped like an intra-abdominal skeleton, starting from the cecum and extending to the rectum. The cause of colon cancer has not been found specifically, but many surveys show that the majority of patients are farmers, manual workers living in rural areas and have a medical history. patients with colon polyps or hemorrhagic ulcerative colitis. Clinically, colon cancer is often classified into 3 main types, which are narrowing, causing warts, and cancers that grow inside the colon wall. With each different type of lesion, it affects the health of the patient in different ways, so the patient needs to be detected early for colon cancer to have the most appropriate treatment.

2. Signs of colon cancer

Signs of colon cancer include:
Dull abdominal pain, intermittent pain, unrelated to meals and can occur at any time of day, pain points are varied and do not correlate with taste Cancer occurs in the colon. Stodgy. Constipation after abdominal pain, reappears after taking laxatives or bleach. May have loose stools, frequency 4-5 times/day, bloody and pus-stained stools. When examining the abdomen, it can be seen that the abdominal distension is mild, the cecum area may be mildly painful, in the case of large tumors, an abnormal mass can be observed when entering the abdomen.

3. Colon Cancer Screening

Patients undergoing colon cancer screening at medical facilities in addition to clinical examination will be assigned a number of paraclinical techniques that greatly assist in the early detection of colon cancer, including:
Flexible sigmoidoscopy allows surveying and finding abnormalities in the colon, from which it is possible to directly biopsy the tumor for histopathological examination as well as cut colonic polyps if any. Colonoscopy can examine both the colon and rectum. Contrast colonography is a non-invasive subclinical technique that uses X-ray energy to record images of the colon, this method helps to target colon cancer if present, thereby specifying a number of additional tests. Other clinical options to clarify the diagnosis Colonoscopy is a non-invasive subclinical technique that allows a better view of the inside of the colon, but biopsies or polypectomy cannot be performed when performing the procedure. it's France. Early detection of colon cancer through colon cancer screening is one of the most important steps today to effectively treat this disease. When colon cancer is detected at a late stage, treatment is difficult as well as the possibility of success is reduced, so it is necessary to pay attention to the signs to recognize colon cancer for early detection and treatment. from the very beginning.
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