Colon

1. INTRODUCTION In this assignment we are investigating a type of cancer called colorectal cancer. We are looking at the signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Colon cancer is cancer that forms in the large intestine, the inferior part of the digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer that forms in the last parts of the colon, the colon and the rectal cancer form what is called colorectal cancer. It begins as tiny, non-malignant assembly of cells called adenomatous polyps, these cells are likely to become cancerous. As time goes on these cells become cancerous, stimulating the formation of colon cancer. These cells may not have an effect on one’s wellbeing or have limited effect, if found it must be removed.…

Colon Cancer By Isabel Mitchell 1. i) When a tumour, categorised as malignant meaning cancerous and can spread throughout the body very easily, arises from the inner wall of the large intestine or rectum, the diagnosis is cancer of the colon or colorectal cancer. Studies in large groups have proven to show that an association between a typical western diet that is high in fat and calories and low in fibre have increased the risk of developing colon cancer. This is due to cancer stem cells being…

About 1 in 21 men and 1 in 23 American adults suffer from colorectal cancer will likely develop colorectal cancer at some point in their lives, according to the American Cancer Society. Also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer, colorectal cancer is “any cancer that affects the colon and the rectum,” as per article posted on MedicalNewsToday.com. It is said to be the “second cause of cancer death in women, and the third for men.” Colon cancer may either be benign or malignant,…

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine. It starts off as adenomatous polyps. Adenomatous polyps are little, non cancerous clumps of cell. After a while some of the clumps turn to colon cancer. Doctors are not sure what causes the cancer. Except they do know that it can come when there is an altered cell. When a healthy cell becomes damaged or altered it causes it to divide. Sometimes they divide; even if one is not needed. The cells then invade other cells and tissue. People can also…

Studies in the past have shown patients who have had colon cancer are at a much lower risk of having their cancer return or perishing from it if they are heavy coffee drinkers. In fact, patients who were drinking up to four cups of coffee, caffeinated, a day, or more, had half of the rate for a recurrence, or death, than those who do not drink coffee. Could drinking coffee throughout your life be the key to keep colon cancer away, or gone for good? Could This Be True? The director of the…

prevented with a healthy lifestyle. Colon Cancer is cancer of the large intestine, it can change the lives of many, but they can start treatments after seeing the signs, and figuring out the cause of cancer. Colon cancer has many noticeable signs and symptoms. According to Mayo Clinic, a change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding or blood in their stool, abdominal discomfort, a feeling that their bowel doesn’t completely empty, weakness, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss are a few noticeable…

Colon cancer is a type of cancer that attacks the large intestine walls or the lower part of your digestive system. Colon cancer usually attacks in the sides or in the innermost layer part of the large intestine and then it starts to grow. At first colon cancer is detected; small and then it progressively get bigger and bigger. One of the worst things about colon cancer is that you can not really detect it because there are no symptoms whatsoever, if colon cancer symptoms are detected it is…

Colon cancer is also known as bowel cancer and colorectal cancer. It’s a cancer that affects the large bowel and rectum, it usually grows very slowly over a period of up to 10 years. It’s not exactly known what actually causes bowel cancer but there are a number of things that can increase your risk of being diagnosed with colon cancer, such as: Age: almost 90% of colon cancer occur in people aged 60 over. Alcohol and smoking: a high alcohol intake and smoking may increase your chance of…

For Unit 3 discussion board I decided to talk about colon cancer. I recently have a really close resident at the assistant living I work at get diagnosis with colon cancer. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine and lower part of the digestive system. This cancer begins as small, noncancerous clumps called adenomatous polyps. Which later turn into cancer if not caught fast enough. Some of the symptoms to watch out for are bowel habits such as diarrhea and/or constipation, blood in…

Histological analysis Tissue harvested from the distal colon (1 cm from the rectum) was cut into segments, fixed with 10% formaldehyde overnight, embedded in paraffin, sectioned at 5 μm, mounted on clean glass slides, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for histological evaluation. Each slide was coded and analyzed in a blinded fashion by two investigators using light microscopy. Each sample was assigned a histological score based on cumulative scores assigned to colon characteristics…