Monday, February 28, 2011

What is the difference between colon cancer and anal cancer

What is the difference between colon cancer and anal cancer?

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Anal cancer is a rare type of cancer. The anus is where stool leaves your body when you go to the bathroom. It is made up of your outer layers of skin and the end of your large intestine. Anal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the anus. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix.
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Dear Amy, I have located the following information for you: ANAL CANCER Anal cancer is a type of cancer which arises from the anus, the distal orifice of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a distinct entity from the more common colorectal cancer. The etiology, risk factors, clinical progression, staging, and treatment are all different. Anal cancer is typically a squamous cell carcinoma that arises near the squamocolumnar junction. Symptoms of anal cancer include bloating and change in bowel habits, sporadic bright red rectal bleeding accompanied with uncontrollable itching at the opening of the anus, and low energy and fatigue, probably due the nature of the disease. Women may experience lower back pain due to pressure the tumor exerts on the vagina, and vaginal dryness. COLON CANCER Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world.[1] Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through colonoscopy. Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy. The symptoms of colorectal cancer depend on the location of tumor in bowel and whether it has spread to elsewhere in the body (metastasis). Most of the symptoms may occur in other diseases as well, and hence none of the symptoms mentioned here is diagnostic of colorectal cancer. Symptoms and signs are divided into local, constitutional (affecting the whole body) and metastatic (caused by spread to other organs). In other words, anal cancer would be a cancerous tumor located at or near the anus or the opening to the bowel. Colon cancer would be a cancerous tumor located somewhere in the bowel including cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. Hope this helps you immensley. Dolores

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Is there a big link with colon cancer and lunchmeat

Is there a big link with colon cancer and lunchmeat?
If there is what's a good substitute to have for lunch besides leftovers?
Cancer - 2 Answers
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There are recent reports that indicate processed meats that contain preservatives may place you at a higher risk for colon or other cancers. However a risk is not a link or a 'cause' . . it is a suspicion. Which basically means they suspect it might have something to do with some people developing colon cancer but they can't really prove it. So, what does someone do? Like any cancer associated risk . . reduce your intact of processed meat or eliminate it whichever makes you feel more comfortable. Eat a variety of foods. So, instead of processed meat at lunch have salads, fruits, peanut butter, egg salad, cottage cheese, chicken, turkey and just avoid the baloney and processed meats from the deli. However, if you still feel like having a ham sandwich on occasion take the risk. Lifes too short to worry about it.
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Lunch-meat is processed with chemicals. Carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) have a big link to cancer BUT there are far too many chemicals to identify all that cause cancers SO it is suggested to avoid too much chemical intake all together. But we cant avoid all chemicals, the water we drink, the air we breath, the food we eat all have all sorts of chemicals in them. So its a suggestion to avoid polluted areas and eat fresh non-processed foods wherever possible, but ham sandwhich won't kill you. Just not too much junkies.

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Why are all these people getting colon cancer

Why are all these people getting colon cancer?
What do you think is the reason for this?
Other - Health - 3 Answers
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Heredity is a factor, certain cancers hang out in families. Diet plays a large role in the development of colon cancer-too much highly refined foods, not enough whole grains and vegetables.
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As Gypsy said...too much refined foods...that means Big Macs, canned ravioli, candy, pastas, white bread, heavy meat diets, pizzas, etc. (you get the idea) Not enough salads, veggies (fresh, not canned), fruits (not canned in syrup...fresh!) grain cereals like oatmeal, bulgar (cooked wheat germ), grits, cream of wheat, rice, honey, brown sugar or molasses....(again, I'm sure you get the idea) If you want to stop the amount of colon cancer, research, and then start eating the foods that the common people ate 75 years ago, before fast food and such came on the scene.
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all the processed/junk foods that everybody eats these days, and no one eats enough fiber anymore ...

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