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Colorectal cancer Information
Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer are mostly males aged about 50-75. Most colorectal cancers occur when a tiny polyp, often benign, undergoes gradual canceration over a course of 10 years or more. Generally, colorectal cancers are cancerous malignant tumors developed from benign tumors.
Colorectal cancer symptoms
- Anal bleeding
- Excrements in black color or with mucus
- Change in bowel habit
- Abdominalcolic
- Loss of weight
- Anemia
- Vomiting
- Feeling of residual excrements in intestines after defecation
Colorectal cancer risk factors
- Male aged 50-75
- Diet: insufficient fibers or high intake of red meat
- Lack of exercise
- Obesity
- Long-term exposure to tobacco and alcohol
Diagnosis
- Digital rectal examination
- Ultrasound and CT scan
- X-ray
- Rectoscopy
- Blood test
Treatment
Surgical excision, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
Reference
- Chapter 5.5. World Cancer Report 2014. World Health Organization. 2014.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Colorectal Cancer: Screening, https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/
- colorectal-cancer-screening, 2008
- 神農氏, 大腸癌：診斷, http://www.shen-nong.com/chi/health/colorectal_cancer_diagnosis.html
- 衛生防護中心, 大腸癌, https://www.chp.gov.hk/tc/healthtopics/content/25/51.html
