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Breast cancer is more common in women than men. It is the second most common form of cancer after lung
cancer. Breast cancer after menopause is often triggered by the production estrogen secreted in the fat tissues
of our bodies.
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Colon Cancer - Diagnosis, Causes, Symptoms, Treatement, and Prognosis
By Dick Aronson
Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Colon
cancer is the second most common cancer in the USA with equal distribution between men and
women. Colon tumors usually affect people over the age of 40, with the majority of people who are
diagnosed with the condition being over 60 years of age. Colon cancer may affect any racial or ethnic
group; however, some studies suggest that Americans of northern European heritage have a
higher-than-average risk of colon tumours.
INCIDENCE OF COLON CANCER
Colon cancer is more common in industrialized nations and in those societies where red meat is a
major part of the diet, although evidence tends to suggest that merely changing your diet to white meat
and seafood as in for instance Japan, tends to just swap stomach cancer for colon cancer. In almost all
cases colon cancer is a treatable disease if caught early.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Colon cancer usually begins with the appearance of benign growths such as polyps. Often there are
no early symptoms. If signs and symptoms of colon cancer do appear, they may include: a change in
your bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a change in the consistency of your stool for
more than a couple of weeks, rectal bleeding or blood in your stool, persistent abdominal discomfort,
such as cramps, gas or pain, abdominal pain with a bowel movement, a feeling that your bowel doesn't
empty completely, weakness or fatigue and unexplained weight loss.