What
are the causes of colon cancer are more concerned by people nowadays and experts in Modern Cancer
Hospital are certain that
colorectal cancer is not contagious (a person cannot catch the disease from a
cancer patient). Some people are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than
others. Factors that increase a person's risk of colorectal cancer include high
fat intake, a family history of colorectal cancer and polyps, the presence of
polyps in the large intestine, and chronic ulcerative colitis.
Some factors concerned to colon
cancer:
Diet
and colon cancer
Diets
high in fat are believed to predispose humans to colorectal cancer. 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.
Colon
polyps and colon cancer
Experts
from Modern Cancer Hospital
Guangzhou said that most doctors 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.
Ulcerative
colitis and colon cancer
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.
Genetics
and colon cancer
A
person's genetic background is an important factor in colon cancer risk.
Chromosomes contain genetic information, and chromosome damages cause genetic
defects that lead to the formation of colon polyps and later colon cancer.
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