Colon cancer is one of the cancer related diseases that cause many deaths among people in the world. Colorectal cancer is the disease in which cells in the colon and rectum become abnormal and divide without control and order, forming a mass called a tumor cell. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Because this disease is formed in the first stage in the colon or rectum, a surgical intervention to remove the tumor can be performed. But, when the disease is evolved, and it affects other parts of the body, it is very difficult to treat and to cure. That is way early colon cancer detection is very important.

Everybody should know the colon cancer sings and symptoms and also the colon cancer risk factors and have medical checks at the recommended time periods to be able to diagnose the disease before it becomes one of the most difficult to treat diseases. Colon cancer is one of the most treatable types of cancer, but only if it is discovered in the first stages. However, in most patients, colon cancer detection is made after the disease has already evolved, because most symptoms do not occur until the disease has reached one of the last stages of it evolution.



The main risk factors regarding colon cancer, which may contribute on this disease development, are:

• the individual age - people over the age of 50 are more likely to get colon cancer than younger people,


• smoking - people who have smoked most of their life have a greater risk in developing colon cancer,


• diet - a rich fat diet can increase the possibility of colon cancer diagnoses,


• the family medical history - unfortunately, if you had a colon cancer case in one of your first degree relatives, it increases your chances of getting also this disease,


• alcohol - drinking at least one glass of alcohol every day can also be on of the colon cancer risk factors

Colon cancer detection is usually made using some medical tests. Scanning tests are examinations that check for health problems before patients have any symptoms. Scanning tests are important because finding health problems in an early stage means that treatment will be successful. Scan tests for colon and colorectal cancers are used to detect cancer and polyps that can become cancerous and other diseases that are not normal. For those who have colon cancer, the diagnosis and treatment will begin early. One of the tests that can detect colon cancer is the analyze that searches for blood marks in the stool. A sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy can also be done to detect colon cancer. The sigmoidoscopy is an examination of the rectum and lower colon and the colonoscopy is an examination of the rectum and entire colon.