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Rectal cancer prevention.
Colorectal cancer (colon cancer), like any oncological disease, develops quietly, without symptoms. A particular case of colorectal cancer - rectal cancer - began to take over all age categories, while quite recently this disease was considered age-related (risky age after 50 years).
Rectal cancer is a deadly disease with a high number of deaths, but oncologists have noticed that early diagnosis of changes in the state of the intestinal mucosa preceding cancer of the rectum and colon is important in preventing carcinogenesis and the development of rectal cancer.
The development of cancer of the rectum and colon is preceded by outgrowths (polyps) of the mucous membrane, which in their structure are adenomatous and hyperplastic. Adenomatous polyps are precursors of rectal cancer, as their cells are capable of transforming into malignant ones.
What is colorectal cancer prevention? Prophylactic examinations of the anus (colonoscopy) can detect the presence of polyps and identify them. Removing polyps will prevent the development of cancer.
It is necessary to undergo annual examinations by a proctologist, but a number of symptoms suggesting that there are tumor changes in the intestinal mucosa will make you alert:
- blood in the stool is a typical symptom;
- anemia associated with internal blood loss invisible to the eye;
- sudden weight loss - unmotivated;
- digestive and bowel disorders (diarrhea and constipation);
- change in the appearance of feces (melena, thin feces);
- incomplete defecation.
A number of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract can be the root cause of the development of cancer:
- ulcerative colitis,
- constipation,
- hemorrhoids.
By paying close attention to the condition and function of the intestinal tract, serious illness and death can be prevented.
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