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==Symptoms & Diagnosis== | ==Symptoms & Diagnosis== | ||
[[Image:ColonCancer.gif|left|thumb|400px|Progression of colon polyp to cancer]] | [[Image:ColonCancer.gif|left|thumb|400px|Progression of colon polyp to cancer]] | ||
| + | Many people with colon cancer have no symptoms at all. In people who do have symptoms, the most common ones are: | ||
| + | # Abdominal pain — 44 percent | ||
| + | # Change in bowel habit — 43 percent | ||
| + | # Hematochezia or melena — 40 percent | ||
| + | # Weakness — 20 percent | ||
| + | # Anemia without other gastrointestinal symptoms — 11 percent | ||
| + | # Weight loss — 6 percent | ||
==Treatment & Prognosis== | ==Treatment & Prognosis== | ||
Revision as of 17:48, April 18, 2007
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Overview
Colon cancer is the third most common caner in both men and women in the United States. It is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S, with 50,000-60,000 people dying of it yearly.
Anatomy
The anantomy of the colon is important in understanding cancer. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections:
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
Natural History
Symptoms & Diagnosis
File:ColonCancer.gif
Progression of colon polyp to cancer
Many people with colon cancer have no symptoms at all. In people who do have symptoms, the most common ones are:
- Abdominal pain — 44 percent
- Change in bowel habit — 43 percent
- Hematochezia or melena — 40 percent
- Weakness — 20 percent
- Anemia without other gastrointestinal symptoms — 11 percent
- Weight loss — 6 percent