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The Hanoi girl went to the doctor because of abdominal pain, the doctor was startled when she saw the endoscopy results

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Bs.Pham Cam Phuong

Doctor shocked when doing colonoscopy for young girl

Assoc. Prof. TS.BS Pham Cam Phuong, Director of the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (Bach Mai Hospital), said that many people have the opinion that colorectal cancer is a common disease in the elderly. , which is not correct. For the elderly, the incidence of colorectal cancer may be higher, however, this disease is currently getting younger, but due to the subjective, it should be examined and detected late, making treatment difficult. difficulty.

Associate Professor Cam Phuong said that a while ago, the center received a case of a patient with colorectal cancer when he was quite young. Accordingly, the 26-year-old female patient, unmarried, went to the doctor because she often had loose stools, pain in the anal region, abdomen, etc. History extraction showed that the father of this patient also had cancer. great status and was lost.

The patient was immediately examined by endoscopy, the results made the doctor extremely surprised when the patient’s colon had thousands of large and small polyps, thick and cancerous. After examining, scanning, and testing, the doctors diagnosed colorectal cancer with advanced stage, lymph node metastasis, multifocal liver metastasis, and peritoneal metastasis. The patient was then prescribed chemotherapy, targeted drugs and lived for another 25 months, then died.

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Colorectal cancer is attacking young people, so anyone should not be subjective when there are suspicious signs. Illustration.

“Through the above case, I would like to warn that colorectal cancer can occur in young people, especially those with family members having the disease. Therefore, absolutely should not be subjective, should go to the doctor periodically or check when there are unusual signs, “advised Doctor Phuong.

Pay special attention to eating and exercising habits

Further analyzing the risk factors leading to colorectal cancer, Associate Professor Pham Cam Phuong said that, first of all, people with chronic ulcerative colitis; followed by the group of overweight and obese subjects, having unhealthy lifestyles such as being inactive, smoking; people with an unbalanced diet, eating a lot of meat and animal fat, eating a lot of salt and little fiber; Finally, for those with family history, who have had a relative with colorectal cancer, special attention should be paid.

According to Associate Professor Cam Phuong, in the early stages of colorectal cancer is often confused with some other digestive diseases, so it is very important and necessary to recognize some symptoms for early examination.

For example, if the tumor is in the rectum, the patient will feel pain in the anus, pain in the abdomen, bloody stools in the nose, bowel movements many times a day, a feeling of urgency, a feeling that stools are not finished. , the stool mold changes small flat.

If the tumor is located higher than the colon, the patient has symptoms of digestive disorders such as constipation, loose stools. “In the case of a common digestive disorder, the patient usually has loose stools that will clear up after a few days. And if the digestive disorders caused by colorectal cancer will last, increase, go out with bloody mucus, “said Associate Professor Phuong.

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With regular check-ups, early detection, and timely treatment, colorectal cancer can be completely cured. Illustration.

In addition, colorectal cancer patients may have bowel obstruction, semi-obstruction (intermittent abdominal pain, bowel obstruction due to inability to defecate). Some people even burst the tumor causing peritonitis or have distant metastases such as liver and lung metastases…

The treatment of colorectal cancer will depend on the patient’s condition and stage of the disease. However, when colorectal cancer is detected at a very early stage, the doctor can remove the tumor through colonoscopy.

Doctor Phuong said that colorectal cancer can be prevented through healthy eating habits. Specifically:

– Limit eating too much red meat, fried, grilled food

– Increase eating green vegetables, fresh fruits, foods rich in fiber will be good for the colon.

– Limit alcoholic beverages, alcohol, tobacco to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

Physical activity, movement or exercise will reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

– People over 40 years old should have a colonoscopy to screen for cancer, in the case of polyps, it should be removed early to avoid cancer.

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