At what age is it usually common? Is it more in men or women? What are the symptoms?
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1 :
No it is not.
2 :
It's more common for people over 60, and I believe men are at a higher risk than women.
3 :
Hell no! It usually don't raise it's ugly head until mid - 40s.
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It's common in any age, even children. It's more in women actually, the symptoms are hard to breath, you don't go to the bathroom so often... and you don't have apetite and you don't wanna to eat anything.
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colon cancer can happen at any time and is now on the rise in America. I just had four feet of my colon removed due to cancer and they got it all. The only symptom I had ( and i had it fairly continuous for 4-5 years prior, was constipation but I never thught cancer until I threw up stool and then realized that the constipation had to be due to a blockage and I had a peach sized tumor removed two weeks later----I had no symptoms until then but you could have tenderness in the abdomen, swelling and constipation if you have any continuing problems your physiciab will order a colonoscopy to make sure for you and put your mind at ease
6 :
My grandma had it at 82. I'm not sure of the statistics for age or sex it affects. My gram was bleeding everytime she went to the bathroom. That was the only symptom she had.
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and lethal disease. The risk of developing CRC is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Approximately 145,290 new cases of large bowel cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, of which 104,950 are colon and the remainder rectal cancers. In 2005, more than 56,000 Americans will die of CRC, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer deaths. In the United States, CRC ranks second to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death, and it is third both in frequency and cause of cancer death, in men and women separately. Age is a major risk factor for sporadic CRC. It is a rare diagnosis before the age of 40, the incidence begins to increase significantly between the ages of 40 and 50, and age-specific incidence rates increase in each succeeding decade thereafter. The lifetime incidence of CRC in patients at average risk is about 5%, with 90% of cases occurring after age 50. The incidence is higher in patients with specific inherited conditions that predispose them to the development of CRC. Environmental and genetic factors can increase the likelihood of developing CRC. Although inherited susceptibility results in the most striking increases in risk, the majority of CRCs are sporadic rather than familial. At least some data supports the view that family history (as well as physical activity level) are stronger contributors to colon cancer as opposed to rectal cancer risk. Associated risk factors: 1. Familial adenomatous polyposis 2. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer 3. Personal or family history of sporadic cancers or adenomatous polyps 4. Inflammatory bowel disease 5. Diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance 6. Alcohol 7. Cigarette smoking Hope this helped ;) -random physician
8 :
Nucleolus gave you accurate information.
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