Colon Cancer And Spontaneous Remission

Among the most spread cancers, colon cancer usually occurs in men and women over the age of 50. Two of the best things you can do to reduce the risk of colon cancer from causing your early demise is to eat right and to seek early detection at the first sight of a problem.

Just by increasing the amount of fiber you eat daily by 3 / 4 ounce, you can dramatically change your risk of getting colon cancer and many other colon diseases. Add 3 / 4 ounce of fiber to your daily diet and avoid the misery and devastation that colon cancer brings to you and your family. Most people with underlying hereditary predispositions to colon cancer cant effectively prevent the occurrence of the disease, healthy people can avoid colon cancer by following a proper diet and by making lifestyle improvements.

According to the factors that lead to the development of colon cancer, there are two main types of the disease: hereditary colon cancer, which occurs due to genetically inherited physiological abnormalities of the large bowel; and acquired (sporadic) colon cancer, which occurs due to inappropriate diet and unhealthy lifestyle. Most cases of colon cancer occur due to formation of polyps in different regions of the large bowel (colon). People who have a family history of colon cancer should pay regular visits to an oncologist, as it is very important to timely reveal the signs of large bowel disease in order to maximize the chances of recovery.

Immediately following diagnosis, a colon cancer patient may want to visit their local library or research the internet for educational resources, of which there are plenty available. After it has spread, colon cancer starts to cause symptoms that can't be overlooked, like blood in the stool, change in bowel habits, fatigue, vomiting, stomach aches, so in this phase it's easy to discover and diagnose it, after some clinical tests and trials.

Recurrent colon cancer is the return of cancerous cells that have already been treated. Treatment of Stage 1 colon cancer is usually resection/anastomosis (removal of colon cancer by joining the cut ends of the colon) because the cancerous tissue is usually too large at this stage to be removed by local excision.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    metastatic colon cancer vaccine clinical trials.?
    I have read on the American Cancer Society website in an article dated 2001/04/27 about a trial vaccine that attacked the CEA coating of the cancer cell. I have just been diagnoised with secondary colon cancer in my liver and will have a resection. I am interested in finding information about whether there is a current clinical study going on but cannot gain entrance because I am not in the medical profession. If i can possibly find who/what then perhaps I can get my oncologist to follow up. Can anyone help me crack this info maze.

    • ANSWER:
      Go to www.clinicaltrials.gov and type in colorectal cancer and you will get a list of ongoing clinical trials. They may not be enrolling patients with metastasis for a vaccine, but there are plenty of other trials going on.

      The good news is that the 2 most common regimens, FOLFOX plus Avastin and FOLFIRI plus Avastin have prolonged overall survival and progression-free survival. Also look into complementary/Chinese medicine. Good luck!

  2. QUESTION:
    What trial treatments have had the best results for stage four colon cancer?
    My mother was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer 2 years ago. She is now on her last few months and I want to find something, anything that might help her stay for just a little longer. Anything helps! Trials, no gaurantees we are willing to try ANYTHING!

    • ANSWER:
      Stage 4 colon cancer has been researched. I was recently involved in a clinical trial using monoclonal antibodies in patient's with stage 4 colon cancer. The drug has now been approved for use and is under the name of ERBITUX. Monoclonal antibodies are becoming the new trend in treating cancers. A great website to find where some colon cancer trials are going on is at http://www.nci.gov--Good luck in your search!
  3. QUESTION:
    my boyfriends father was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 4 in October its now?
    in his liver and lungs and the oncologist cannot do anything else for him she is sending him for a clinical trial....Has anyone known anyone that has this type of situation? what was the outcome?

    • ANSWER:
      Clinical trials are used to try out new medicines and treatments. The outcome really depends on whether the treatment is effective for this particular cancer and how his body reacts to it.

      Check out http://www.cancerdoubts.com
      It explains the factors that affect cancer treatment outcomes.

  4. QUESTION:
    colon cancer questions?
    1.) How many people are affected by cancer in united states? How does cancer rate in terms of leading causes of death in America? Has this changes over the last 10 or 20 years? What do we need to know about it and why? How can screening tests and behavior changes help us?

    2.) What is the incident rate for this cancer?

    3.) How do I choose a doctor to treat my cancer?

    4.) What are the possible environmental and/or genetic causes of this cancer?

    5.) What new treatment are being researched? Any promising clinical trials under way at this time? How do you find out about these?

    • ANSWER:
      You can find all this info on line.
  5. QUESTION:
    In 1989 I had thyroid cancer, five years later I was diagnosed with colon cancer @rectal prolapsed colon.?
    About four months ago, I started bleeding every time i went to the toilet I started having what seems like coughing fits, I was irritable, dark feelings of depression, My daughter died three years from breast cancer, after being miss diagnosed three times , when they they did do the test properly,by that time it was too late, they used trial drugs the nurses goaded her to make her cry, she told me this the day before she died. around that time my husband left me for a african the same age as my daughter. My younger daughter started self harming, one son started taking drugs he is clean now, while in my grief my world just fell apart.

    Now I am worried I may be looking at cancer in my stomach, my tummy fells like I am nine months pregnant, I go to the gym 4days a week, I eat sensicibly I have even went to nwp hosp, i was turned away, even though I tried to explain to the arabic doctor.
    I feel tired, ill and I am always bleeding, I also have problems with my period I am passing very dark blood , which are clotted.I am very worried my stomach is gettting larger, I have a large amount of fribroids in my stomach , and pollops in my colon in very large quanties. I NEED HELP. I want to live to take care of my mum and my three children and for my grandson who is now 12yrs old.

    • ANSWER:
      Wow you really have been dealt a crappy hand hun. I really hope its not cancer but the only way you'll find out is to go to the dr. Please go Monday morning. Good luck hun I hope everythings ok