Colon Cancer Often Has Silent Symptoms — Here’s What to Watch For

Conclusion

Colon cancer is one of the most aggressive and silent types of cancer.  It has distinct features that point to the development of tumors in the large intestines.

There are risk factors such as:

• obesity,
• diabetes,
• family history & inflammatory bowel diseases.

There are also warning signs such as:

• blood in the stools,
• alternating diarrhea, and
• accelerated weight loss.In view of that, suspicious cases should be screened with either a stool-based test or a structural exam, and all suspicious or positive findings should be assessed with a colonoscopy.

Colon cancer tends to be aggressive in the later stages of the disease, but it is survivable. There are local and systemic treatments to improve the patient’s condition.

You may need one or a combination of therapeutic procedures to eradicate cancer cells. The outcome highly depends on your stage of cancer, the therapeutic approach taken, and your baseline health parameters.

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