Tuesday, November 16, 2010

How do you detect colon cancer


How do you detect colon cancer?

Cancer - 3 Answers
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1 :
by going to see a specialist who is a gastro dr, and having a colonoscopy, also try avoiding red meats
2 :
Constipation, bloody stools, abdominal cramping, change in stool size, unexplained prolonged nausea Medically detected/diagnosed with Colonscopy which everybody older than 50 should have.
3 :
colon cancer can be suspected by---- 1.suggestive symptoms,like--blood in stools,constipation alternating with diarrohea,unexplained anemia and weight loss 2.colonic polyps and ulcerative colitis increase the risk of getting colon cancer. confirmatory tests are --colonoscopic biopsy,spiral ct-scan with contrast in advnced cases blood test for CE ANTIGEN may be positive.






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