Colorectal cancer has been called the “invisible killer” of life and health, because it has almost no symptoms in its early stage, and when patients have symptoms such as blood in stool and then go to the hospital for examination, it is often in advanced stage, missing the best treatment time.
Although the five-year survival rate of colorectal cancer can reach 60%-70%, nearly 80% of the patients diagnosed clinically are already in advanced stage!
Compared with other tumors, colorectal cancer has to go through the pathological process of polyp-adenoma-tumor, and it takes a longer time to develop from preclinical lesions to tumors. If the lesions can be detected at an early stage, the five-year survival rate of patients can actually reach 80% to 90%.
Special reminder, if you are over 45 years old and still have digestive symptoms, such as blood in stool and frequent stools, it is recommended to have a colonoscopy every 3 to 5 years!
Be careful with these symptoms
If the following symptoms suddenly appear, you should pay more attention and go to the hospital for screening as soon as possible.
1. Change in bowel habits
In the early stage, diarrhea, constipation or alternating diarrhea and constipation may occur. As the tumor continues to grow, it will lead to progressive constipation due to narrowing of the intestinal lumen.
2.Abdominal pain and distension
As the tumor continues to grow, some patients will experience abdominal distension and discomfort, often vague pain and discomfort, and may have no gastrointestinal symptoms. Due to the lack of specificity, it is often not attracted attention.
3.Blood in stool
Blood in stool is mainly caused by friction between stool and tumor surface. As the tumor grows, necrosis and ulcers appear and secretion increases, the amount of blood in stool increases, and the blood is bright red, and when the blood stays in the intestine for a long time, it becomes dark red, mostly mixed with feces, and sometimes there are blood clots.
4.Anemia
The growth of tumor requires large amount of blood supply. Therefore, with the gradual growth of tumor, patients may have different degrees of anemia, but not the more severe the anemia is, the more advanced the patient is. Some patients with right-sided colon cancer often have unexplained anemia, weakness and fatigue symptoms first.
Are you a high-risk group?
People who have the following bad habits should pay attention, probably you are the high-risk group of colorectal cancer!
1.Overweight and obesity
”Overweight or obese people have a higher risk of developing and dying from colorectal cancer than those with normal weight, and men with large bellies have a higher chance of being “hit”.
2.Eating too much meat
If you are a meatless person, like to eat a lot of red meat (such as beef, pork, lamb) and processed meat (such as hot dogs and some lunch meat), then the risk of colorectal cancer may be increased.
3.Smoking and alcohol abuse
Long-term smokers are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-smokers. Colorectal cancer has been shown to be associated with alcohol abuse. It is recommended that men have no more than two drinks and women have no more than one drink per day.
4.Lack of exercise
Long-term lack of exercise will slow down intestinal peristalsis, and harmful components in feces, including carcinogens, will linger in the colon and stimulate intestinal mucosa, thus increasing the risk of colorectal cancer. Add Qiu Yu teacher WeChat 478476099 from your life a free success coach
5.Eating too fine
If the diet is too fine, there will be a lack of dietary fiber in the body, and the feces will stay longer in the intestine, causing the intestine to reabsorb the waste, which will greatly increase the probability of colorectal cancer in the long run.