Dr. Pham Van Binh, Deputy Director of K Hospital, said that up to 70-80% of patients Colorectal cancer in Vietnam is detected at an advanced stage. late stage.
Because the initial signs of colorectal cancer are very vague, patients can easily be confused with common gastrointestinal diseases show the following symptoms:
– Digestive disorders : At first it may be heartburn, then pain in the abdomen and stomach cramps before or after eating.
– Constipation: If you have bowel movements less than 3 times a week, you should pay attention to monitoring.
– Passing small, flat stools: There is a risk of the intestines encountering obstructions such as large polyps, causing the shape and size of the stool to change.
– Passing stools Bleeding: This is a fairly common symptom in colorectal cancer patients. The cause is bleeding due to a tumor in the intestinal lumen.
– Abnormal weight loss and fatigue: Most cancer cases show signs of rapid and large weight loss in a short period of time even without eating. Abstain from any strenuous exercise.
If you have one of the above signs, don’t delay seeing a doctor. It may be just a sign of a common disease, but it can also be a sign of dangerous cancer. The sooner it is detected, the higher the chance of treatment.
Should be screened for cancer. colon from age 40
According to Dr. Binh, going to the doctor health Regular screening for early detection to promptly treat colorectal cancer is very important.
Previously, Dr. Doctors recommend that after 50 you need to have a colonoscopy, but now the age for screening is earlier. Accordingly, after the age of 40, it is necessary to perform periodic screening.
Screening examination and colorectal endoscopy help reduce the death rate from colorectal cancer, especially endoscopic polyp removal. Helps reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer by up to 80%.
K Hospital experts said the reason colorectal cancer in our country as well as many developing countries is increasing rapidly is directly related to diet and lifestyle. People gradually adapt to the Western lifestyle in which obesity, sedentary behavior, consuming a lot of red meat, eating less fruits and vegetables, eating a lot of fat, fast food, drinking a lot of alcohol, smoking… are factors. The risk of increasing the incidence of the disease.
An unhealthy diet is one of the risk factors that increase the incidence of colorectal cancer. In Vietnam, 57% of adults eat less vegetables and fruits than WHO recommendations while eating a lot of meat. Half of men drink alcohol at harmful levels; Rapidly increasing obesity and high smoking rates…are factors that increase the risk of this disease.
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