Saturday, August 28, 2010

If my grandmother died from colon cancer at 52, I am 33 am i at risk for this cancer

If my grandmother died from colon cancer at 52, I am 33 am i at risk for this cancer?
My grandmother died of colon cancer at 52, i am 32 years old i don't go everyday to the bathroom like most people, sometimes i have a hard time having bowel movements, is this a sign that i need to get checked am i at risk for colon cancer since my grandmother had it. I don't just want to rush to the doctor if i don't need to
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1 :
since there has been an incidence of this in your family, it is wise to be checked.
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It's unlikely you are at increased risk of colon cancer; like other cancers it's rarely hereditary. An indication that a particular type of cancer is hereditary within a family is when several members of the same side of the family have had the same type of cancer. So if your grandmother's colon cancer was an isolated case within your family it's unlikely to have been hereditary. Your constipation is another issue, and you should perhaps see a doctor about that, or review your diet.
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When you see your doctor tell him/her about your Grandmother....You should start having colonoscopies at a younger age than the recommended 50 years...A colonoscopy will be able to check for any problems, and be able to correct them right away.

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