0 Colon cancer, Avoid the Early Detection

Colorectal cancer to be one disease that travels slow. It is estimated that it takes time to formation of colorectal cancer is 15 to 20 years.
"If the person has been exposed a long time and not do things that protect, such as to prevent, avoid smoking, do not overeat, exercise, and so forth, so the cancer," said cancer experts from the Indonesian Cancer Foundation (YKI), DR dr Aru Wisaksono Sudono SpPD KHOM.
 Explained Aru, similar to other cancers, colorectal cancer requires a long time to develop, about 10 to 25 years. That was caused by an uncontrolled growth due to exposure (exposure) carcinogenic substances in the environment. In the initial state will in the "correction" or the "elimination" by the surveillance system and "repair" of the body. When cells exposed continuously, usually in the long term, then the body will eventually lose and damage to the growth of "awesome" it will be rampant, so the cancer.
Therefore, people are encouraged to do early detection through examination of existing blood in the stool and colonoscopy because unless there is a time to prevent actual, careful examination to avoid high-stage cancer. "Early detection of colon cancer is recommended to those who have tread the age of 50 years," said a specialist in internal medicine (internists), as well as cancer consultant, Dr. Ronald Hukom SpPD KHOM.
However, Ronald suggested for those who have had a family history of ovarian cancer, colon, and lung cancer, early detection is recommended before the age of 50 years. So, early detection should be done since the age of 40 years for those who do have a history of cancer in the family. One simple way is to periodically check dirt or feces, looking faint blood that can indicate the presence of these cancers in the colon.

"For those aged 50 years, recommended to undergo colonoscopy and repeated every ten years," he advised.
 For those who already have symptoms, like bleeding during bowel movements and closing roads or intestinal blockage, early detection is strongly recommended. To deal with colon cancer, surgical therapy is the main way and the most effective, especially if done on a disease that is still localized.


 But when it happens metastasis (spread), the handling becomes more difficult. With the development of chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the moment, allows people with advanced stages or in case of relapse for adjuvant therapy. Adjuvant therapy is chemotherapy given after surgery in patients with stage III cancer in order to kill remaining cancer cells.
 "Usually in the form of drug infusion sitostatica (anticancer) with various combinations, sometimes mixed with a certain tablets or oral," said Ronald.
In accordance with the circumstances at the time a tumor is found, colorectal cancer is divided into 4 stages, or phases, based on depth location in the intestine, whether or not the affected lymph nodes outside the colon, and whether the existing deployment in remote locations such as liver and lung (metastasis). Stages or stadia that have different life expectancy and different therapeutic modalities.Colorectal cancer has been slow and it is feared will happen to anyone in a sudden with an already chronic situation. To that end, avoid risk factors, health guard, cultivate a healthy lifestyle into action which is highly recommended to avoid this disease.