7 early warning signs of colorectal cancer

The early detection of signs of cancer is the most important key to “saving” the patient.

According to the data of K Hospital, colorectal cancer It is one of the most common cancers in both men and women. According to the World Health Organization, every year around the world, about 700,000 people die from colorectal cancer, accounting for 8.5% of all cancer deaths; Colorectal cancer ranks third in incidence (10%).

In Vietnam, the number of people with colorectal cancer each year is about 8,000 cases. Most of the early stages of colorectal cancer have early signs but go unnoticed, so many cases are diagnosed and detected when the disease has progressed to a late stage, making it difficult to treat. .

Abdominal bloating, loss of appetite is one of the warning signs of rectal cancer. (Illustration)

The following symptoms are early warning signs of the disease, noted by Dr. BS Pham Van Binh, Deputy Director of K Hospital:

Anorexia, full stomach

Indigestion, abdominal distention above the navel, loss of appetite are common conditions in colon cancer patients. This condition causes the body to feel tired and lose weight.

People with colorectal cancer will often experience significant pain in the abdomen. Abdominal pain is manifested by symptoms of discomfort in the stomach area, from which affect and discomfort in the entire abdomen, most commonly fatigue and intermittent abdominal pain.

If you appear the above symptoms, please see a doctor as soon as possible, the examination at the hospital and the conduct of treatment will help reduce the painful symptoms, if detected, medical intervention is necessary. timely economy.

To prevent disease effectively, avoid eating high-fat, protein, low-fiber foods, learn knowledge of disease prevention and treatment when there is no disease, no symptoms. That is, when you are healthy, you have to take care of your health the most carefully.

Unusual weight loss

If your body loses weight abnormally, for unknown reasons, you should not ignore it. Most likely it is a sign of cancer, especially cancer of the colon, stomach or other parts of the digestive tract.

Constipation

If you have fewer than three bowel movements a week, you are constipated. Although this symptom can appear in other common digestive problems, however, the warning that colorectal cancer is invading your body should not be ignored.

Passing small stools

Small stools are a sign that on the way out, your stools have encountered other obstacles in the digestive tract that make the shape and size of stools deformed and changed. Those obstructions could be tumors that are forming in the colon.

Go out with blood

When stool passes through tumors, not only do they change in size, they also cause bleeding. Blood in the stools bright red, dripping, covered in stools is the most common symptom of rectal cancer, however it is a coincidence that many people will confuse this symptom with signs of hemorrhoids, and eventually let the disease develop for too long, leading to the disease getting worse.

Fatigue and stress, dizziness:

Fatigue from colon cancer is often related to anemia caused by blood loss in the stool. The patient feels exhausted even at rest, and rapidly debilitates for no apparent reason.

Stomach cramps

If those contractions are accompanied by pain, it is possible that the tumor has penetrated the intestinal wall and formed a serious colorectal cancer.

This type of cancer is closely related to nutrition and when detected early the disease has a high cure rate. People with a history of colorectal polyps, especially familial polyposis, have a 10-fold increased risk of colorectal cancer compared with the general population.

An unhealthy diet high in fat and low in fiber also increases the risk of this disease. Long-term inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and bleeding have also been linked to colorectal cancer.