What is a colon cancer screening? answers (313)

A: colon cancer screening is medical testing which is performed to look for the early signs of colon cancer, so that the cancer can be caught quickly if it does emerge. Colorectal cancer is much more treatable if it is caught early, and routine colon cancer screening may be recommended for people who are at an increased risk of developing colon cancer. There are a number of techniques which can be used to assess the health...

A: People over age 75 who have been getting regular colon cancer screening since age 50, and who have had consistently negative screenings — no polyps (adenomas) or colon cancer — need not continue getting routine screening. That''s according to colon cancer screening guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The upper age limit was set after studies determined that the net benefit of screening after age 75 was small. However, the USPSTF guidelines do recommend colon cancer screening for people over age 75...

A: Dear Gareth. Given your family history you should definitely not ignore this. You can get a sigmoidoscopy without sedation to examine the lower colon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoidoscopy I am not an oncologist, but I wold imagine they could also do an ultrasound or PET scan, if you cannot tolerate sedation. Rectal bleeding should be checked out right away. Let me know what they find. Michael...

A: They should but I can not be sure. You can quote FDR in that what he mostly SHOULD fear is fear itself since that fear may rob him of a cure if there really is a problem by waiting too long! That symptom is so vague that it is not of much help. But try to convince him that he SHOULD go!...

A: In most cases, colorectal cancers develop slowly over many years. Because of this slow growth, signs/symptoms of colon cancer may not be noticed until the cancer has spread. Many times there are no early warning signs of colon cancer. As the cancer progresses you could notice some of the following signs: ( Please seek medical attention if you have any of these symptoms) • Bleeding from your rectum or blood mixed with your stool • Anemia (unexplained) • Fatigue (unexplained) • Abdominal pain or discomfort (gas pain, frequent bloating ) • Nausea or vomiting...

A: It sounds more like you have a hemorrhoid...a small tear near your anus. These can be treated by Prep. H etc. The blood for colon cancer is usually quite a lot but if you are concerned never feel ashamed to ask your doctor. If you''ve got a toilet bowl full of rich,thick, red blood with a turd in the middle of it ya'' might otta'' call your doctor. the water has 2 turn red Did you eat beets of anything red? The blood in cancer can be black or small amounts of red throughout the stool, to the toilet being bloody in the water. Of course, hemorrhoids and diverticuli can do this as well. Highly, highly improbable that you have cancer. Most likely...

A: Wow, I had no idea there was any link between appendicitis and colon cancer, but then I did a little research to answer this question and found out there may be. From what I read, researchers are not sure why but appendicitis can sometimes show up before colon cancer. It seems that 3% of patients who have appendicitis over the age of 40 may in fact have a tumor in their colon. I suppose this means that those of us who come down with appendicitis in our later years out to talk to our GI or GP to...

A: if you have any questions about chemotherapy or treatment of colon cancer please post if or check out the blogs available as well the clipboards on colon cancer. Here are some of the links that Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz mentions: - Bio: a great background about Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz - Blog: Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz''s blog - Profile: Dr. Lenz''s profile page with a ''clipboard'' of questions he has responded to in the left column I have a tumor in my colon and it was removed 9/15 no lypmh nodes were infected however 1 drop of blood had .6mm in it, i went on xeolda for 6 months. i just had another surgery the colon cancer had...

A: 10 Dec 2011 MD Anderson cancer Center in Houston, TX by far is the best place out there for any type of cancer. My husband has gone there and everyone is so friendly and they are the best at what they do. I would highly recommend this place. Votes:+1CommentVote upReport majidz 10 Dec 2011Thanks nenag It seems that this place is really good. I am reading about it now .. Cheers, LiverLips 19 Dec 2011Great information to have! Thanks so much nenag! All the best to you & your husband, nenag! from Wendy :) Add your CommentSearch for questionsStill looking for answers?...

A: cancer is defined as an out of control growth of abnormal cells. These malignant cells do not die, but continue to grow abnormally and uncontrolled. Unlike normal cells, malignant or cancerous cells may grow to invade other healthy tissues in the body. Diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) scan, and computed tomography (CT) scan may be used as cancer screening tests. A mammogram, pap test, colonoscopy, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test may also be used to screen for cancer with the hope of catching the d

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