“Don’t just assume you have hemorrhoids if you see blood on the toilet paper or in the toilet,” he says. “There’s no such thing as ‘normal’ bleeding. Tell your physician so he or she can assess you immediately.”Often, people have no symptoms in the early stages of colorectal cancer, when it’s easier to treat.of developing the disease. Earlier screening may be advised for younger adults at high risk. Your doctor can help assess your risk, as can online risk assessment tools.
That includes developing a good relationship with a primary care physician with whom you can discuss any unusual symptoms, as well as when you should be screened for colon cancer. “We must always balance our desire to screen patients with the risk of complications and cost,” Dr. Kalady says.is a less expensive and invasive way to screen and could be used for people under age 50, since most colon cancers found in young people lie in the rectum or sigmoid colon, which are reachable with the sigmoidscope, he says.
Nope, no reason under the sun to limit meat intake. And no study (food questionnaires are just biased and bad data especially when you ignore to ask for risk factors) has proved fiber has anything to do with decreased risks. I trust much more dr. Paul Saladino and so many others.