Colon cancer occurs in the large intestine and can be called colorectal, rectal, or bowel cancer. Risk factors include age, diet, obesity, smoking, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption, and eating processed or red meats. Symptoms may include changes in bowel habits, blood in stool, abdominal pain, and unexplained weight loss or fatigue. Treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Adopting a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and fiber and avoiding smoking can help prevent colon cancer.
2. Cancer- A disease caused by
uncontrolled division of cells in a part
of the organisms body.
There's over 100 types of cancer
known to man today.
Cancer:
3. Gene Mutation- A change in the
order of the nitrogen bases used to
make amino acids: Adenine,
thymine, guanine and cytosine.
Gene Mutation:
4. a three types of gene mutations: positive, negative, and n
s body. Eg. One is where your body has high bone dens
5. mething that changes your body but doesn't affect you in
your body in bad ways. Eg. Smith Lemli-Opits-syndrome
6. Common Methods of Treatment
We use a wide variety
of treatments for
cancer.
Such as:
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation Therapy
• Targeted Therapy
• Immunotherapy
• And more
7. help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer by surgically rem
Chemotherapy: Medicines, and drugs to treat cancer.
y:In this method, radiation is used to destroy or damage
8. Uses substances and drugs to identify and kill of the bre
herapy: Uses your immune system to find and treat can
9. ays duplicate themselves, unless there is something wro
Healthy cells
multiply to suit
the body's needs
such as
exercise.
ng themselves. This causes a never ending growth of ba
10. Colon Cancer
Colon cancer, is when
that overgrowth in cell
occurs in you large
intestine.
This particular cancer
may be called other
names as well:
colorectal cancer,
rectal cancer, or
bowel cancer. Diagram of the
gastrointestinal tract
11. Risk Factors
The risks of getting this type of cancer include:
• Age
• Diet
• Obesity
• Smoking
• Lack of physical health
• Drinking alcohol
• Eating processed, and red meat
• Personal history of colon polyps ( small
bulging areas of tissue)
12. Symptoms
Symptoms of colon cancer list as followed:
• Bowel habits change - diarrhea,
constipation
• Blood in your rectal waste
• Stomach pains- gas, cramps and pains
emitting from your coming from your
stomach area.
• Tiredness, unexpected weight loss
13. Treatment
For those unfortunate enough to get colon
cancer should know that there a few options
for getting rid of the cancer cells
Colon cancer can be treated by:
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
...
14. Prevention
Simply changing your lifestyle a bit can help
prevent the risk of getting colon cancer.
If you eat a bit more fruits, vegetables, whole grains
and fibres. That can help with the prevention of
colon cancer.
Smoking, drinking and no exercise are some things
that don't help the prevention for colon cancer.
