colon cancer

Colon Cancer causes

2009-11-15T06:39:00.000-08:00

My doctor always certain that colorectal cancer is not contagious (a person cannot catch the disease from a cancer patient). We may have to concern about colon cancer. Doctor said that factors that increase a person's risk of colorectal cancer include fat intake that highly, a family history of colorectal cancer and polyps, the presence of polyps in the large intestine, and chronic ulcerative colitis.
Let us learn:

1. High fat diets.

Diets high in fat are believed to predispose humans to colorectal cancer. In countries with high colorectal cancer rates, the fat intake by the population is much higher than in countries with low cancer rates. It is believed that the breakdown products of fat metabolism lead to the formation of cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens). Diets high in vegetables and high-fiber foods such as whole-grain breads and cereals may rid the bowel of these carcinogens and help reduce the risk of cancer.

2. Colon polyps and colon cancer.

My doctor believe that most colon cancers develop in colon polyps. Therefore, removing benign colon polyps can prevent colorectal cancer. Colon polyps develop when chromosome damage occurs in cells of the inner lining of the colon. Chromosomes contain genetic information inherited from each parent. Normally, healthy chromosomes control the growth of cells in an orderly manner. When chromosomes are damaged, cell growth becomes uncontrolled, resulting in masses of extra tissue (polyps). Colon polyps are initially benign. Over years, benign colon polyps can acquire additional chromosome damage to become cancerous.

3. chronic ulcerative colitis.
Chronic ulcerative colitis causes inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. Colon cancer is a recognized complication of chronic ulcerative colitis. The risk for cancer begins to rise after eight to 10 years of colitis. The risk of developing colon cancer in a patient with ulcerative colitis also is related to the location and the extent of his or her disease.

win or loose?

2009-11-08T09:18:00.000-08:00

This is not a very good news. My friend's mother who attack by colon cancer ,..finally finish her race of life. I feel so sorry to hear. But, if I thing perhaps it is the best for her because it so bad to hear that she again and again suffering from her sick. I don't know is this a win or a lose. But all I knew is that life is still turning and there must be something to do to make this world better. And,...let the expert do their job and (I hope) finally can find something to help other colon cancer patient to better struggle with the enemy I called cancer colon.

About cancer

2009-11-02T15:15:00.000-08:00

Cancer is a disease that affect the cell. We know that cell is the body's basic unit. Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and divide without control. As a basic unit of body, cell formalize tissue that formalize organ and the body.Like all other organs of the body, the colon and rectum are made up of many types of cells. Normally, cells divide to produce more cells only when the body needs them. This orderly process helps keep us healthy.
But this can happen: cells keep dividing when new cells are not needed; then a mass of tissue forms. This mass of extra tissue called a growth or tumor. It can be benign or malignant.
Benign tumors are not cancer. It is a mild one. They can usually be removed and, in most cases, they do not come back. Most important, cells from benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. Benign tumors are rarely a threat to life.

Malignant tumors are what we call as cancer. Cancer cells can invade and damage tissues and organs near the tumor. Also, cance cells can break away from a malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. This is how cancer spreads from the original (primary) tumor to form new tumors in other parts of the body. The spread of cancer is called metastasis. Cancer metastasis can reach almost all part of body. How far and how dngerous cancer metastasis it show by cancer stadium or cancer stage.
When cancer spreads to another part of the body, the new tumor has the same kind of abnormal cells and the same name as the primary tumor. For example, if colon cancer spreads to the liver, the cancer cells in the liver are colon cancer els. The disease is metastatic colon cancer.

my first step interest in colon cancer

2009-11-01T12:04:00.000-08:00

My friend's mother is being treated in hospital. She suffering from cancer colon. It began when she had a change in defecation. In addition there is big belly bump in her stomach . My friend’s mother is almost 80 years but rarely ill.

One day my friend's mother complained of pain in his stomach. Having taken to the doctor, it turns out that she had some sort of tumors (polyps) in the gut. My friend’s mother treat a surgery. After surgery it was found from the results of anatomic pathology that my friend's mother was suffering from colon cancer. No one dared this to my friend's mother. Considering the oldie age and her spirit of life is still high.
A few days after the surgery my friend’s mother had to undergo various tests and treatment, as was the terminal stage of cancer she got already. The whole family was shocked. But what can it say everything should be go on.

One day, my friend's mother undergoing chemotherapy and external radiation. As a result, she is already old age so perhaps that’s why she became very weak, pale. Other side she have black defecation that smell so bad. Seeing all the entire family became very concerned, even I am also very sorry. May she heal quickly and be together with her family with joy. It was my very first time interested in colon cancer.