Prevention of Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is a cancer of the colon which pertains to the part of the large intestine. There are many causes of developing cancer. Prevention is always better than cure. If you change your life style a little bit then you can avoid colon cancer to some extent. There are some precautions which will help you to keep away from colon cancer.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Many people are suffering from the inflammatory bowel disease are more prone to colon cancer
- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are common IBD. Sores are developed in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease which can transform in to colon cancer
Age factor
- In old age, the person gradually loses the power of regeneration and becomes susceptible to infections as well as variety of diseases
- Young people can also develop colon cancer but older people have more chances of developing colon cancer
Food
- Mostly people prefer diet from animal origin which contains more fats and less amount of fibers
- Green vegetable and fruits are full of fibers. If you have green vegetables and fruits in your diet then it will decrease the chances of causing colon cancer
Obesity
- Obesity always harmful for life. Your weight should be according to your height
- If you are obese, it can cause colon cancer. So you can control fatty diets and perform regular exercise it will help you to minimize you body weight
Polyp
- Polyp is small growth of cells in the tissue of colon
- If polyp is present in the tissue of colon then it increases the risk of developing colon cancer
- If polyp is detected at an early stage, then it can be removed by colonoscopy and cancer can be avoided
History
- If person had colon cancer or inflammatory bowel disease patient in his/her family then it increases the chances of causing colon cancer
- If parents or child have colon cancer then you also need to check your body so that it will avoid the risk of causing colon cancer
Regular body check up
- Regular check up of body will avoid many problems not only of colon cancer but other disease also
- If colon cancer is detected in early stage of development then it can be cured completely
- Mostly symptoms of the colon cancer is detected in late stage and in this stage the percentage of survival is less
- So it is better to do regular body check up so that if you have colon cancer, it will detect in early stage
Exercise
- Every doctor recommends the patient to do regular exercise to maintain body fitness
- Some people do sedentary work which causes problems like being overweight, blood pressure any many more
- To maintain healthy body and fitness you need to do regular exercise which will keep you away from colon cancer as well as other health problems
Avoid smoking
- Smoking and chewing tobacco is hazardous to the health
- Tobacco acts as a carcinogen and can lead to colon cancer
- Smoking weakens the immune system which affects the defense power of the immune system
Alcohol consumption
- It is proved that unlimited consumption of alcohol can cause colon cancer
- It is best way to avoid cancer and other disease by completely avoiding alcohol. If you can’t stop completely then drink limited so that will do less harm to your body.
