Sunday, January 1, 2012

Colon cancer questions. IMPORTANT


Colon cancer questions. IMPORTANT?
ok my mom was hesitant to tell me, but she said she has to go to the hospital to get checked for colon cancer.she also says she deffinately doesnt have it, but it runs in her family and she's had a few symptoms for a while so they want to check.. 1. do you think she has it? 2. what are the chances of some one getting colon cancer when they have a family history of it? 3. how long does it take a doctor to get the results? PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
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1 :
The exam for colon cancer is typically a colonoscopy. During the procedure they will look with a camera at the inside of the colon and take biopsies if they see any bumps. Those bumps will be sent to a Pathologist for evaluation which takes at minimum 2 days to process but could take more depending on the hospital. They can be benign (not cancer) or precancerous (adenoma) or cancer (carcinoma). A family history of colon cancer puts her and you at a higher risk of getting colon cancer then the general population, however by getting screened early (like your mom is doing) it can be caught and treated before it becomes too serious or spreads. There is no way to know if your mom has cancer without the testing described above. You should let her know you are concerned and talk to her about it when she gets back. (she may be groggy from the medicine they gave her at the procedure).
2 :
I don't know your mother, so I don't know whether she has it. A family history doesn't necessarily mean you have it, and vice versa. I met with an oncologist Tuesday (I have it, but no family history), and he said only about 20% of the people who have it have a family history. If she's going in for a colonoscopy, they will be able to tell for sure if she has colon cancer. They will remove any polyps they find, and they can test them to see if they are cancerous or pre-cancerous. The tests results should be back in 2-3 days (my doctor "bullied" them into giving him the results the next day).
3 :
CANCER of COLON AND RECTUM: Symptoms:- 1. Change in ordinary bowel habits. 2. Change in appearance, size, and consistency of stool. 3. Bleeding on moving bowels. 4. Dark red blood in stools; tarry stools. 5. Increasing difficulty in moving bowels. 6. Distension of abdomen. 7.Abdominal cramps, often colicky. 8. Episodes of vomiting, sometimes of fecal material. 9. Unexplained anemia. 10. A lump in the abdomen (a late sign).
4 :
Colon cancer is not something inherited, it is connected to diet. See this article to verify. Don't worry about it. http://www.naturalnews.com/025974_cancer_health_colon_cancer.html
5 :
1, Impossible to tell, 2. If you have a family history of colon cancer, then, yes, you have a greater chance of getting it. 3. If the dr finds any tumors, a sample will be taken and sent to pathology for study If he finds something suspicious, he will be able to tell immediately if it MIGHT be cancer, but he won;t know for sure until the results come back from the lab ( 2-3 days) The procedure is painless, and takes maybe an hour. Afterwards, she will be somewhat tired for the rest of the day, but she will be fine. The procedure is very common, and , my surgeon does about 500 of them a year. Let me tell you something about myself. My father had cancer, and a surgeon I talked to practially insisted I get checked for colon cancer. The dr did find several polyps, which he cut out. Thse polyps would have developed into cancer if they would have been left go, but while he was in there, he cut them out. When he found them, they weere still harmless polyps, but given time, they would have developed into cancer. Hey, relax! Quit worrying !!!.





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