Colon Cancer Symptoms
The disease causes fear to humans as any person comes into contact with their own fragility and vulnerability as a result of illness. Especially if it is a serious disease. Fortunately, however, medical research is growing daily as prevention is the best way to detect a disease in its early stages.
Each disease produces few specific symptoms. Some warning signs that spring as a way of information that undoubtedly, the physician should observe but that human beings must also attend. There are people who do not give importance to a certain discomfort for fear of going to the doctor. The truth is that health care is appropriate and gives importance to pain or other discomfort.
Colon cancer affects every year to a total of 25000 people in countries like Spain. The truth is that it increases the risk for this disease to overcome the barrier of 50 years. Beyond this there is a negative figure is very positive and that the level of cure is very high, especially if the disease is detected early. There are some symptoms or warning signs that you may have in mind:
1. Stay tuned to a pain in the abdomen that comes and goes intermittently throughout the day. This pain can also be combined with other complaints such as diarrhea or constipation.
2. On the other hand, you should also see a doctor immediately if you notice blood in your stool. Without doubt, seek professional is important in order to obtain a diagnosis and effective treatment.
1. When is extreme tiredness can be a symptom of colon cancer. In fact, fatigue increases with advancing disease itself as a cause and effect.
These data are merely informative, ie, to obtain baseline information can solve all your doubts by consulting your doctor.
In Spain, Detected 500 Cases of Colorectal Cancer a Week
If detected early colorectal cancer can be stopped in 90% of cases. l Colorectal cancer is the malignant tumor incidence first and second in mortality in Spain. According to 2007 data, each year, more than 25,000 new cases, 500 new cases every week, and about 250 people die each week. In addition, it is estimated that the annual incidence increased by 2.4%.
These statistics are so unfavorable due in part to lack of knowledge about colorectal cancer and poor implementation of preventive screening. If detected early can be cured in more than 90% of cases. It is therefore necessary awareness information campaign to explain the significance of this malignant tumor and the possibility of being detected at an early stage.
The Alliance for Colon Cancer Prevention conducted during March 2011, European Month Colon Cancer, a campaign raising awareness of national and regional level with a series of events and scientific and social media will culminate with the celebration of the Colon Cancer Prevention in Spain, on 31 this month.