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09
Feb 2012
Ways In Which Medical Malpractice Claim May Result From Delayed Diagnosis Of Colon Cancer
Being told one has colon cancer tends to raise dread in most of people. It can thus feel quite reassuring for your doctor tell you that you just have hemorrhoids and there is no need to worry about the blood in your stool. Yet this reassurance ought to not be given until the doctor has ruled out the chance of colon cancer (and other potentially serious gastrointestinal issues). Otherwise, you may not discover that you have colon cancer until it i read more
08
Feb 2012
Cancers From B to T – Most common Types of Cancer – - Bowel (Colorectal ) Cancer
Bowel cancerBowel cancer also known as colorectal cancer, is defined as a condition of the abnormal proliferation of cells in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Bowl is divided in 2 parts, the first part of the bowel, the small bowl, is involved with the digestion and absorption of food. The 2nd part, the large bowel which consist the the colon and rectum, is involved in absorption of water from the small bowel contents and broken down of read more
06
Feb 2012
Protect Yourself from Cancer with More Fibre
Many people would rather not think about bowel cancer as it certainly is an unpleasant condition. Unfortunately, though, bowel cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in Western countries, and about 8% of the population suffer from it at one time or another. Fortunately it is curable in many cases, usually with surgery.
Cancer develops when one of the cells of the lining of the large intestine changes, due to gene mutation, and the ce read more
25
Jan 2012
Who’s most at risk from bowel cancer?
Bowel cancer is one of the UK’s most common cancers, with around 37,000 people diagnosed each year. General symptoms of the disease may include blood in your faeces, sudden weight loss or loss of appetite, pain in the abdomen and changes to your bowel habits over a long period of time. However, it’s important to remember that these symptoms may also be caused by other diseases so, while you should make sure to visit your doctor straig read more
02
Oct 2011
Healthy Colon Can Save You From Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in United States. It is estimated that about 108,070 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in 2008. The lifetime risk for developing is about 1 in 19. This risk is slightly higher in men than women. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US for about 50,000 deaths during 2008. There are some risk factors for colon cancer: age (90% are read more