Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Organ The colon is located in the abdomen, which in anatomy is located between the pelvis and the chest of humans. ... (1) Cause of Cancer Studies have linked the consumption of some foods to colorectal cancer. Research shows the that more redmeat and animal fat a person consumes, the greater the risk of developing colorectal cancer is. Contributing to this research, some studies indicate that people with high fiber diets are at lower risk of developing colon cancer. This may be the reason why colon cancer rates are higher in the US where high-fat, high-protein and low-fiber diets and very common, while in Japan colon cancer rates are much lower due to the fact that low-fat, low-protein and high-fiber diets are very common.(1) Colorectal cancer has been linked to several mutated versions of genes. ... When these genes are in normal working condition they correct tiny errors when cells divide and grow, however the mutated genes cannot correct these irregularities, once they have accumulated these errors interfere with the cells ability to resist uncontrollable division and growth, this uncontrollable division and growth of mutated cells is what characterizes cancer. Colon cancer can occur in any segment of the colon, but is most commonly found in the sigmoid colon. (1) The American Cancer Society estimates that 95,000 cases of colon cancer and 35,000 cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed annually in the United States. An estimated 47,900 people do not survie their battle with colon cancer and 8,700 will not survive their bout with rectal cancer each year.The risk of colorectal cancer has been found to increase significantly with age. 90 percent of all people diagnosed with this type of cancer are over 50. Also people with a family history of colon cancer and abnormal non-cancerous growths are at a higher risk. Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer, as well as the third highest cause of cancer deaths in both men and women alike.