March 15 March 31: World Day of Colon Cancer
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cancer is more common and more deadly. Are diagnosed each year in Spain, 25,000 new colorectal tumors (500 new cases diagnosed every week), many with poor prognosis because it is not detected early. And about 14,000 people die (250 deaths from this tumor each week.)
The problem of this type of tumor in Spain is even greater if one takes into account an estimated annual incidence increased by 2.4%, representing an increase of about 600 cases each year, compared to the previous.
such unfavorable These statistics are due in part to the ignorance of society about colorectal cancer and poor implementation of preventive screening for the general population. In fact, if colon cancer is detected early can be cured in more than 90% of cases.
Although in some cases, genetics plays a trick on us, you can still do many things to keep in check this tumor that so little is revealed. To celebrate the European Month of Colon Cancer, you are five prevention guidelines:
Farewell to snuff and alcohol
If you have already left or never snuff smoking and want to do more to keep the cancer away from your life, lose weight and stop drinking alcohol. A study has found a strong relationship between alcohol consumption, excess weight and the possibility of developing cancer, specifically colon cancer.
This report is not a study either. Belongs to a worldwide organization for cancer research (World Cancer Research Fund) and has been developed after reviewing 500,000 studies on this issue throughout the world.
Less red meat
The report of the World Cancer Research Fund also points to red meat as one of the most likely causes of cancer occurrence colon. On average, large consumers of such meat raised by 30% the risk of a tumor of this type. By contrast, calcium-rich foods appear to reduce risk. Until now it was only a hypothesis in animals but few days ago a team from Brigham Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have provided evidence revealing human.
More calcium
Higher consumption of milk and calcium is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer, the third most common in the world. Of all the power supplies of calcium, only milk consumption is associated with less risk of tumors of the distal colon and rectum.
controlled studies Thousands of volunteers has seen the chance of cancer is reduced with increasing intake of milk. Compared with those who drank one small cup, which took two recorded a decreased risk by 15 percent. Anti-cholesterol drugs
research in recent years had become statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, aspirin in the new century. Scientific studies have been published regularly extol the benefits of these drugs in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, but also in many diseases that are not related to cardiology. And one of them is cancer of the colon.
At least, compared to breast and colon cancer, studies have been published which showed that statins may have a mission in the prevention of these tumors are so frequent.
In the absence of a "mammogram"
colon cancer does not have its own mammogram, efficient and simple test that would allow early detection of tumor. Some regions have implemented screening programs to test for blood in stool, but only in programs. This analysis that looks for hidden blood in the stool test is easier and cheaper, to date to detect colon cancer.
Unlike the dreaded colonoscopy, requires no preparation of the patient, do not bother, it's safe and it's cheap. Four prerequisites if you think about a campaign to prevent a large scale. 50 years completed the entire population should be an analysis of this type.
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