Bowel Cancer
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- Created on: 11-04-14 10:28
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- Bowel Cancer
- What is it?
- General term for cancer that begins in the large bowel
- Sometimes called colon cancer or rectal cancer
- Can affect any part of the colon, rectum or anus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bleeding from the bottom
- Change in your bowel habit lasting more than 3 weeks
- Abdominal pain especially if severe
- A lump in your tummy
- Weight loss and tiredness
- Risk factors
- Age
- Diet - high in red or processed meats
- Overweight
- No exercise
- Alcohol and smoking
- Family history
- Related conditions
- Type 2 diabetes
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Learning difficulties
- Previous diagnosis
- Treatment Considerations
- The grade of it
- The size and type
- Your general health
- Whether the cancer has spread
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiotherapy
- Destroy tumours
- Biological therapy
- Drugs to help body control growth of cancer cells
- Operation to remove tumour
- What is it?
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