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Home How to avoid being affected by Colon Cancer How to avoid being affected by Colon Cancer The best available approaches for a low risk of developing Colon cancer are: o a diet high in green vegetables, particularly cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts or cauliflower. o a diet low in red meat. In particular, avoid burnt meat, which contains cancer-promoting chemicals called cyclic amines. o keeping to a normal body weight and taking regular exercise. o Although still controversial, it seems that taking aspirin (eg Disprin) regularly (300mg per day or more ie one standard tablet) reduces the risk by about 50 per cent. However, prolonged use of aspirin carries a risk of intestinal ulceration and bleeding, so whether the benefits would outweigh the risks is unclear at present. Genetic factors
The colon is not the only organ affected. The syndrome also carries an increased risk of cancers of the stomach, ovaries, breasts and uterus. The Colon cancers in affected individuals tend to develop as flat lesions rather than as polyps. The cancers more commonly affect the proximal (right sided) colon, whereas other cancers are more common in the distal colon (nearer the rectum) or rectum. They occur at a younger age and this condition should be suspected in anyone who develops Colon cancer before the age of 45. About 1 per cent of Colon cancers occur in people who inherit a defect in the gene for familial polyposis coli. These people develop hundreds of adenomatous (pre-cancerous) polyps in the colon by the time they are in their teens and almost invariably develop Colon Cancer by middle age unless the colon is removed. Back to Articles page |
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