Tests to Detect Colon Cancer
June 17th, 2009 | by admin |
Colon cancer is thought to be the second most common type of cancer, after lung cancer. The presence of polyps in the colon lead to colon cancer. There are several ways to detect colon cancer, all tests done at your doctor’ s office.
The presence of polyps in your colon should not be so frightening, because the majority are benign. However, in time, they can lead to colon cancer. Studies have shown that people that have their polyps removed lower the risk of developing colon cancer. To detect these polyps and even colon cancer can take as less as five minutes.
One of the tests that your doctor can do to detect if you have colon cancer is flexible sigmoidoscopy. This test is very useful because with it’ s help doctors can detect colon cancer in the early stages, thus reducing the risk of death. Doctors can also tell if you are at risk of developing colon cancer with the help of this test, thus being able to prevent it. However, this test is not very suitable when it comes to hereditary cases of colon cancer. If you suffer from such a case, it is best that you use colonoscopy as a way of detecting colon cancer. Flexible sigmoidoscopy can be done without the help of sedation and this colon cancer test only takes about five minutes. This test can detect as much as seventy percent of all colon cancer cases and the number is even higher when it comes to detecting polyps. When having this test to detect colon cancer, you will fell no discomfort at all. The biggest advantage when using this test is that it can find colon cancer in its early stages and so your changes of
getting cured are very big.
The second procedure that one can have to detect colon cancer is colonoscopy. This is still the leading procedure when it comes to reducing the risk of colon cancer. More than ninety percent of all people that use this test reduce considerably their risks of developing colon cancer. This is also a very good procedure when it comes to biopsy or the removal of your polyps. Although the other test seems a little better when it comes to colon cancer, this is the most used and it also gives very good results.
In conclusion, a few minutes of your time can mean the difference in developing colon cancer or not.
For more resource on different colon cancer subjects please click this link http://www.colon-cancer-center.com. You can also find valuable information about colon cancer treatment or even about metastatic colon cancer
Groshan Fabiola
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6 Responses to “Tests to Detect Colon Cancer”
By lola on Jun 17, 2009 | Reply
can blood test detect colon cancer?
im a healthy, non smoking, non drinking, vegtarian. 33 yr old female. I went to a GI dr because I had a change in bowel habits. NO blood ever, just was going from slight constipation to slight diarrhea. I've also been getting abdominal pains..never in the same spot, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left, sometimes near my ovaries, sometimes my upper abdomen. I have no nausea or vomitting nothing extreme, but it was going on for 3 weeks, so I went to check it out. he said it was probably nothing serious, but took blood anyway. he called me today and said my blood results were all good. Im wondering, if I had colon, or any other form of cancer, would he see something suspect in my blood work? can i have perfect blood work, but have cancer anyway? I had abdominal pain today and it still makes me nervous. also, I do not have family history of colon cancer, if that matters at all. thanks
By starlight90210 on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
You might have IBS but doubt it could be colon cancer!
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/digestive/disorders/112.html
http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/2001/401_ibs.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=86635
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_3X_How_is_colorectal_cancer_found.asp
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By Sar on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
most likely he was not checking for cancer in the colon he was probably checking for an irritable bowel disease such as crohns or ulcerative colitis which shows inflammatory markers in the blood. To check for colon cancer he would need to do a colonoscopy
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By C C on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
The main way you could tell might be if you were bleeding but he said tests were OK. With those symptoms though you really should have a colonoscopy to be sure. Talk to him. Good luck.
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By Denisedds on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
There are over 200 diseases we call cancer and the vast majority of them cannot be detected by a blood test. Colon cancer cannot be diagnosed through a blood test. However, anemia can and that indicates there may be internal bleeding, which would be cause to investigate further and sometimes leads to finding cancer in the GI system. However, you do not have symptoms of colon cancer and there is no reason to believe you have it.
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By elina on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply
yes may be how effective is best.
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