Cancer of the colon, rectum and anus
He is currently second in the incidence of cancer of the cervix later in women and lung in men, their presentation is more common in developed countries, but in no developed in recent years, the incidence has increased considerably.
It is known that people who spend the forty years of age who have the greatest propensity to develop the disease, not meaning that there are no young adults who also presented this evil, but not only is the fact arrive at a certain the age that makes us more adept at this or that disease, in this particular case more than this there are other important factors that together cause people must be prevented and controls proctologic be made on a regular basis, we speak of such patients a history of ulcerative colitis, colonic polyps, Crohn’s disease, and especially to submit a family history of cancer, all the factors together are more or less prone to this or that person.
Concerning eating habits has found that people who are in their diet eat adequate amounts of fiber under the condition that such presents, by contrast are the people who eat large amounts of fat and little fiber which ends its atrophied muscles Colonic doing this to be an ideal place for this or other pathologies colorectal, low-fiber food prepared quickly and that for lack of time is consumed in haste (especially in developed countries), is a cause of muscle atrophy ending produce the most ills Colonic.
What are the symptoms?
Unfortunately polyps or colorectal cancers do not occur in their symptoms start to draw the attention of the patient, it is common that is sensitive to small losses of blood along with the fasces or independent of them, this sign often diagnosed and even treated as a disease hemorrhoid may be the result of an ulcerated cancer, hence the timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment must necessarily be entrusted to the specialist proctologic. As a general rule any removal of blood from the rectum is normal and even small and fleeting that has been studied and should be duly appreciated.
Other signs and symptoms to keep in mind are changes in bowel habits, namely a person without any apparent cause of diarrhea have tables that are altering with periods of calm that constipation alone and almost did not bother the patient. Of much greater importance however is the presence of feces “acetates,” meaning they have dropped their fasces normal size, that is striking and may be due to colonic occupation of the light that makes the stool have this abnormality, “If we have these symptoms seek medical advice to control.”
Remember to start this type of cancer gives no more symptoms, there is no apparent deterioration of general condition, the pain or weight loss are manifestations that we should not expect it to report means that the disease is more advanced and survival prognosis of the patient is less. A simple periodic pathological examination followed by a recto sigmoid scope diagnosed with great certainty the location of this disease and low conducted at least once a year to give people the confidence that if evil exists, it is time to treat it.
How is it diagnosed colorectal cancer?
For any suspected proctologic confidence will do a general physical examination to include: a digital anal examination, a Any scopy, followed if necessary to study more specialized, such as the recto sigmoid scope or colonoscopy, (these tests are done through small tubes possession of light that make visually identify any changes that we have or biopsy before any suspicion).
There are other important studies as the investigation of occult blood in the stool, radiological examinations, the ECO and tomography. It was made when the case so warrants and if they are necessary for the diagnosis or prognosis of the patient.
How is colorectal cancer?
For treatment of first require a proper diagnosis, surgery often is done with complete resection of the tumor. Depending on the type of tumor and the degree of affection should be continued with chemotherapy and radiation (especially in cases metastases).
Among the eighty to ninety percent of cancers detected in time is completely cured with this procedure, and now through the mechanical bowel suturing devices increasingly become less operations after which the patient must remove the feces in a sleeve through one year unnatural.
It should be noted that all colonic polyp diagnosed, and especially those of terminal colon (rectum and sigmoid colon) must be removed surgically in, remember that colorectal cancer is more common in the past few inches of intestine, thus these lesions are easily diagnosed polyploidy .
What to do in case of doubt?
When a person is found within forty years or more, have a family history of cancer, this change in bowel habits, or has already been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, colonic polyps, must necessarily have a consultation with the proctologic, will know this professional guide and direct towards a timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment. With a simple control was clear the doubts and live more at ease.
Hemorrhoids degenerate into cancer of the rectum?
Definitely not, can be certain that if rectal bleeding (proctor gracias) be confused and attributed to hemorrhoids when in fact may be the result of cancer. For this reason I reiterate that if there is no confusion that go against the patient’s prognosis, this should be considered by people specialized in this type of pathology.
Who is the specialist colo proctology?
They are doctors who have received training in the diagnosis and clinical treatment of surgical gastrointestinal diseases with more dedication to the diagnosis and clinical and surgical treatments for diseases of the colon-rectum and anus. Proctologic are the persons named in conduct special examinations (Anuscopy, Straight igmoideoscopias or colonoscopies) that lead to a timely diagnosis.
