‘Colorectal cancer’

Mediterranean diet prevent colon cancer

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Of all the factors that may influence the occurrence of colon cancer, 70% of them are preventable through healthy habits. Only 30% of tumors are hereditary, and if your family there are people who have suffered this type of cancer (the second most common worldwide), you should be thinking about looking after yourself.

But what to do to prevent colon cancer? For this you must pay attention to your daily habits. A life in which alcohol is involved, the snuff, lack of exercise and excessive consumption of fat will not help anything to prevent colon cancer. (more…)

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What is Early Detection or Screening of a Type of Cancer?

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

What is early detection or screening (screening) of a type of cancer?

Early detection or screening for cancer is the process of finding a certain type of cancer at an early stage even before he can cause any symptom. In some types of cancer, your doctor can evaluate which group of people has increased risk of developing a specific type of cancer because of family history, because of diseases that already had or because of the habits that have, like smoking, consume alcohol beverages or high-fat diet.

This is called risk factors and people who have these factors belong to a risk group. For these people, the doctor may suggest a particular test or test for early detection of cancer and what that should be repeated frequently this test or exam. For most cancers, the earlier (as earlier) cancer is diagnosed, the greater the chance of fighting the disease. (more…)

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