Basic Assessment of Colon Cancer Diagnosis

Let's be obvious first. Often called colorectal cancer, colon cancer is a disorder of equal opportunities affecting men and women equally. Your legacy and some lifestyle practices may definitely raise your risk of colon cancer, but people who does not possess great risk of colon cancer can still be diagnosed.

It is therefore necessary to determine your personal risk of colon cancer. Learning that the disease is considered a high risk for the disease will lead to earlier and more regular colon cancer screening to monitor the health and monitor abnormalities prior to cancer.

One of the frustrating realities surrounding colon cancer is how easily avoidance is possible, but every year too many cases prove fatal. You may not be really involved in colon cancer screening by colonoscopy, nor would you wait for another day to make an appointment with your gastroenterologist if you have an idea that there was a way for your disease to be prevented?

The most common symptom of colon cancer is simply "not anything," i.e. before the disease goes on you do not feel anything. Your colon is sufficiently broad to hide any irregular growth to some extent. It can take months or years for patients to seek a doctor's attention and cancer may then have progressed or spread to other parts of the body.

We invite you to take our colon cancer risk assessment quiz below to decide if you should be looking for colon cancer screening or at least discuss the factors of risks with your doctor.

1. Are you over the age of 50?

2. Are you African and over 45 years old?

3. Have you a history of colon, ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's disease, either personal or family?

4. Are you Jewish African-American or Ashkenazi?

5. Have you diabetes of type 2?

6. Smoking?

7. Are you fat or overweight?

8. Do you want to describe your consumption of alcohol as high?

9. Does your diet have heavy red meats?

You could be at higher risk of colorectal cancer if you responded "YES" to one of these questions. If in the positive, you answered questions no. 1-5, the risks factor may also be greater than those individuals who answered questions 6-9 "YES," provided that you could be predisposed to an elevated risk of colon cancer as a result of age, family background and legacy.

You can book your appointment with Screen the City in OKC to go for the colon cancer screening. You can give us a call and book your appointment and be sure that you do not possess any risk of colon cancer.

**Disclaimer: This blog content does not intend to offer a doctor’s advice and mentions no relationship between any patient and the care provider.