Actions Taken to Prevent Colon Cancer

Globally, cancer is a type of colon cancer tersering from all cancers. In the United States, this type of cancer ranks third tersering type of cancer in men and women, and the number 2 position as a cause of death due to cancer tersering. In Indonesia, this cancer is one type of cancer that is often found and included in the 10 major cancer tersering.

Colon cancer (kolorektal) is a cancer that can be prevented and cured if found in the early stages. More than 90% of patients have this disease terdiagnosis life expectancy more than 5 years. Tips berikur presented are taken from various research results in humans with the aim to prevent this type of cancer.

Before, let's find out the occurrence of colon cancer in this brief. As the occurrence of cancer in general, initially caused by a mutation genes (the smallest cells mengkode making a protein). As a result polyp arising in the bowel wall. Polyp is a benign lesi and many people who have a polyp on the wall ususnya and does not become cancer. Estimated at 5%, which will develop into cancer. Thus, the strategy colon cancer prevention is to avoid factors spark mutation genes and to find out, and remove the polyp early may.

From a variety of research, is now known that the things you can do to prevent colon cancer, namely:
1. Fibrous foods with enough.
Consume as much as 30 g fiber / day terbukti precipitation can reduce the risk of colon cancer of 40% compared to people who only consume 12 g fiber / day. The adequacy of the amount of fiber can be obtained from the portion 8 consume vegetables and fruit, and from wholemeal bread.
2. Reduce consumption of red meat
People who consume lots of red meat (eg, beef, goat, etc.) or processed meat over 160 g / day (2 portions or more) will have increased risk of colon cancer as much as 35% compared to people who only consume less than 1 portion per sunday. Red meat consumption associated with the N-nitroso compound in fases that can trigger the occurrence of colon cancer. Reverse the red meat / processed meat, fish consumption may reduce risk. To reduce the consumption of red meat, experts recommend consuming poultry meat (chicken, duck, etc.) and fish
3. Avoiding Obesity
In addition to risk factors for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes, also known Obesity is a risk factor for colon cancer, so it is recommended to reduce the weight of which has more weight. Exercise regularly is a way to lose weight either, because olehraga routine terbukti also useful to prevent colon cancer.
4. Avoid inhale cigarette smoke
Smoke cigarettes and other tobacco products have been proven to increase the risk of very different types of cancer, including colon cancer. People who smoke more have a polyp developing into cancer in the colon. Results of a study showed an increase of more than 100% risk in smokers compared to people who do not smoke. So, Avoid risk factors that is most easily avoided.
5. Avoid consumption of beverages berakohol
In addition to damage the liver, also berakohol beverage consumption associated with increased risk of colon cancer.

Some of the symptoms of colon cancer include: changes in the pattern of Clear Air (BAB), mainly feses clear more than 6 sunday. Other symptoms are bleeding from the anus, can be mixed dengen feses or not. Routine screening examination to detect early colon cancer is the examination of blood in feses blind and can proceed with kolonoskopi. Consult with your doctor to get this screening examination instructions.