Bowel Cancer Research Paper

Bowel cancer is the term used for a cancerous tumour that presents itself in the large bowel and can go by other names such as colon or rectal cancer depending on where it starts from, it also includes rectal cancer. It can also present itself in the small intestine. Around 1 in 20 people residing in the United Kingdom will develop a form of bowel cancer and about 40,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed each year. There are four sections to the bowel in which cancer can develop in any of them. The four sections are the ascending colon which is connected to the small intestine, the traverse colon which is located under the stomach, the descending colon, on the left side of the abdomen and the sigmoid colon which joins the descending colon to the rectum.
Bowel cancer starts in the inner layer of tissues (the lining) that make up the body most of which begin as a small growth known as a polyp. If this is not treated, it develops into a cancerous tumour which then grows into the muscle layers and through the bowel wall. This then allows it to spread to other organs close to the bowel such as the bladder or prostate. Bowel cancer can take anywhere from five years to ten years or more to develop. Bowel cancer can also spread into other parts of the body via the lymphatic system or the bloodstream into the stomach or the liver.
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These are passing more regular, looser stools and finding blood when they wipe or in the stool itself. Another symptom could also be changes in bowel movement without finding blood but having stomach or abdominal pain before needing to defecate. Bloating after eating can also be a sign of bowel cancer as well as weight loss. These symptoms can sometimes be subtle such as the blood in the stool. There can be little drops of blood or loads, if there is any blood, then you should consult your GP to go under a diagnostic