Tag Archive for cancer
24
Jan 2012
Bowel Cancer – a Genetic Disease
Colorectal cancer, or bowel cance, affects the large bowel and the rectum, which are the lower parts of our digestive system. Bowel cancer is a genetic disease and affects both men and women equally. The exact cause of colorectal cancer is unknown but people who have a family history of the disease come under the high risk category of developing bowel cancer.
A family history of bowel cancer means a person has at least one close re read more
24
Jan 2012
What Causes Bowel Cancer and How to Prevent It
What is bowel cancer, you may ask yourself. This type of cancer is also known as colon and rectal cancer or colorectal cancer. It is one of the most common types of cancer that affects about 150,000 individuals per year. Hopefully, this number will go down over time as individuals become more aware of this disease and how to prevent it. Bowel cancer is when an individual gets an uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the bowels of the bod read more
23
Jan 2012
Bowel Cancer Symptoms And Treatment
Bowel cancer can occur at any age, but is more common among individuals aged 60 and above. Bowel cancer is also known as colorectal cancer. It affects the large bowel and rectum. In rare scenarios, cancer of the small bowl is also possible.
The large bowel is also known as the colon. It comprises the last section of the digestive system. The longer and thinner part of the bowel is referred as the small bowel. Food consumed passes through the smal read more
23
Jan 2012
Causes ,effects symptoms and treatments of colon cancer
Colon cancer:Colon cancer is also called as colorectal cancer. Colon cancer is referred as malignant tumor in which there will be an unusual growth of cells inside the colon or rectum than the required rate.
Colon cancer starts from the inner lining of the large intestine, this is the common part for the occurrence of colon cancer. So removal of these colonic polyps can prevent from the occurrence of colon cancer.
During the early stages of the read more
22
Jan 2012
Bowel Cancer Causes
Bowel Cancer affects the large bowel and the rectum, which are the lower parts of our digestive system. The exact cause of colorectal cancer is unknown but people who have a family history of the disease come under the high-risk category of developing bowel cancer. The large bowel, also called the colon, is the last section of your digestive system. Food passes through your small bowel (the longer, thinner part of your bowel) where nutrients are read more
22
Jan 2012
Bowel Cancer – Information on Bowel Cancer
Bowel cancer may also be called rectal, colorectal or colon cancer. However, once the cancer has spread beyond the wall of the bowel, it becomes harder to treat. The bowel cancer statistics on these pages are designed for use by health professionals. If you are looking for information because you or someone you know has been affected by bowel cancer, then the Cancer Help UK pages on bowel cancer may be more useful and relevant. Cancer Help UK als read more
21
Jan 2012
All about colon cancer
CausesIt is unclear what causes colon cancer. Cancer occurs when cells change the structure of the colon. Normal cells grow and divide in an orderly manner, ensuring a normal function. But sometimes this growth gets out of control so that cells divide excessively, in a continuous way. After a period of latency, such cellular aggregates will form continuously growing tumors that can affect different sized portions of the lining of the colon or rec read more