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Posted by Master, Doctor Mai Vien Phuong - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International General HospitalColon cancer usually occurs in older adults, although it can occur at any age. It usually begins as small, benign masses of cells called polyps that form on the inside of the colon. Over time some of these polyps can become colon cancer.
1. What are the risk factors?
A risk factor is anything that increases your chances of getting a disease like cancer. Different cancers have different risks. Some risk factors, like smoking, can be changed. Others, like a person's age or family history, cannot be changed.
But having one or more risk factors does not mean you will get the disease. And some people with the disease may not have any known risk factors.
Researchers have found several risk factors that can increase a person's chance of developing colorectal polyps or colorectal cancer.
MORE: Risk factors for colon cancer
2. Factors with unclear influence on colorectal cancer risk
2.1. Working night shift
Some studies show that working the regular night shift can increase the risk of rectal cancer. This may be due to changes in levels of melatonin, a hormone that responds to changes in light.
Làm việc ca đêm thường xuyên là một trong những nguy cơ tăng ung thư trực tràng
2.2. Treatment for some previous cancers
Some studies have found that men who survive testicular cancer appear to have higher rates of colorectal cancer and some other cancers. This may be due to the methods they have treated, such as radiation therapy. Some studies have shown that men who have had radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer may have a higher risk of rectal cancer because the rectum receives some radiation during treatment. Most of these studies were based on men who were treated in the 1980s and 1990s, when radiation treatments were less accurate than they are today. The effect of more modern radiation methods on rectal cancer risk is still unclear, but research continues to be done in this area.
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References: cancer.org
