Colon cancer is mostly 'dragged' out? Reminder: When 4 symptoms appear, the intestinal tract is already 'sick'
Mr. Liu, who lives in Shanghai now, is 45 years old and is a department manager of a technology company. Usually, Mr. Liu can be said to have no sex, he doesn't like sports, and his body looks fat and puffy.
More than a year ago, Mr. Liu had symptoms of constipation. He felt that there were no other abnormalities, so he didn't take it to heart. In the past one or two months, Mr. Liu has suffered from unexplained abdominal pain again, and he has lost a lot of weight visibly. His wife advised him to go to the hospital for examination.
After examination, Mr. Liu was diagnosed with bowel cancer! After consultation, the doctor believed that Mr. Liu's bowel cancer was related to long-term constipation.
1. Colon cancer is mostly dragged out
According to statistics, there are 388,000 new patients with bowel cancer every year in China, and 187,000 people die from bowel cancer every year. On average, one person is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 1.5 minutes, and one person dies of bowel cancer every three minutes.
Colon cancer refers to malignant tumors in the intestinal tract, and generally refers to colorectal cancer, including rectal cancer and colon cancer. The incidence of bowel cancer in China is constantly rising, and the early symptoms are not obvious. Many patients are in the middle and late stages when they are diagnosed, and most of the bowel cancer is protracted.
Chronic non-infectious diarrhea is generally related to intestinal adenoma polyps and intestinal tumors . Chronic diarrhea generally occurs for more than two months, and the onset is slow, the symptoms of diarrhea are not obvious, and it will recur. Usually accompanied by blood in the stool, abnormal bowel movements and other symptoms.
In addition, we must be alert to enteritis, especially if chronic ulcerative colitis is not treated in time, it may also develop into intestinal cancer . Some patients with ulcerative colitis do not pay attention to the disease and do not carry out formal treatment, which leads to recurrent inflammation and can easily induce cancer.
2. As soon as bowel cancer is discovered, it is late, and 4 symptoms are critical
85% of bowel cancer patients are in the middle and advanced stage when they are diagnosed, and the survival rate of patients with advanced bowel cancer is less than 20%. Some symptoms of bowel cancer must be paid attention to.
1. Abdominal mass
According to statistics, 20%-30% of patients with bowel cancer will have abdominal masses, which are more common in right colon cancer, which is caused by tumor infection.
2. Abdominal pain
After a tumor appears in the intestine, it may cause intestinal obstruction, leading to abdominal pain symptoms in the middle and lower abdomen of the patient, and it will show progressive development.
3. Unexplained weight loss
As the tumor continues to develop, it will absorb nutrients from the human body, causing people to become thinner and thinner. Be wary of bowel cancer!
4. Changes in bowel habits
Tumors in the intestine can block the intestine, causing the intestine to narrow, causing constipation, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as anal drop.
3. After the age of 45, high-risk groups should have regular colonoscopy
If patients with bowel cancer can be detected and treated early, the cure rate can be greatly improved. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for screening bowel cancer . High-risk groups must do a good job of colonoscopy screening.
Colonoscopy is the most sensitive screening method for detecting intestinal tumors. It can visually see whether there is cancer in the intestinal tract. If intestinal polyps are found, polyps can also be removed under colonoscopy . The following high-risk groups of colon cancer should undergo colonoscopy screening as soon as possible!
People with a family history of bowel cancer;
People who usually have smoking, drinking, and sedentary habits;
People who have a history of intestinal polyps or symptoms such as abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, mucus and bloody stools;
Unexplained abnormal weight loss, anemia patients, etc.
The prevention of bowel cancer is better than the treatment. You must have good living habits, eat less meat and exercise more, avoid sedentary, and quit smoking and drinking as soon as possible. Once you find the symptoms of bowel cancer, you must pay attention to it, and investigate and treat it as soon as possible!
The occurrence of bowel cancer is related to many factors such as genetics, disease procrastination, sedentary, etc. We must do a good job in the prevention of bowel cancer and be alert to the symptoms of bowel cancer. High-risk groups must do a good job of screening for bowel cancer, and early detection and early treatment are also very important.
References:
[1] "A man with long-term constipation, the result was found to be bowel cancer!" Constipation "favorite" these habits, I hope you don't take any of them... ". Popular Science China. 2022-04-15
[2] "Before bowel cancer comes, you will experience 7 symptoms first!" If one is found, it is recommended to seek medical examination as soon as possible." Family Doctor Online. 2022-09-02
[3] "Is bowel cancer late when it is discovered?" Physical examination and stool are really important... ". Life Times. 2022-01-26
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