Necessary Details about Colorectal Cancer

In the USA, more than 140,000 cases of colorectal cancer have been diagnosed each year. Well, it is a curable disease; thus, do not worry. In this blog, we will study about colorectal cancer and ostomy. Usually, when there is a tumor in caecum or colon, patient diagnosis with colorectal cancer. Let's start some facts about this disease, its treatment, and the need for an ostomy.

A human body's large intestine is approximately five feet long. It starts from the caecum and ends at the rectum. It is also known as the colon. The large intestine or colon has the following parts;

·       Descending colon.

·       Ascending colon.

·       Transverse colon.

·       Sigmoid colon.

Thus, caecum is an ascending colon. At this point, small intestine ends, and colon starts. After this, a transverse colon attaches, it goes from the right to the left. The descending colon goes downward from the left of the transverse colon. It then goes to the sigmoid colon. It is S shape and part of the large intestine. This last section connects to the rectum. It is about eight inches long and goes to the anus.

A digestive system passes the content from the small intestine to the large intestine. It absorbs all the essential nutrients and sends the waste to the colon or large intestine. The colon does not eject solid waste. It waits for the signals. The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are responsible for giving signals to the bowel or body for the next discharge.

Colorectal Cancer

This cancer starts with the malformed of the colonial cells. These are the cells of the colon inner lining, called the lumen. These units multiply, move forward, and perform their function. Therefore, when a patient has a tumor in the colon, it grows slowly and expands the disease. With time, it abrades the layers of the bowel. In the initial stage, a person does not feel any pain or pang. However, these tumors get enlarged without giving you any feelings or signals. Sometimes, they spread so quickly. Within no time, these Polyps occupy the colon, lymphatic, and vascular system. These tumors are in different shapes and sizes. When they invade the entire large intestine, they cause cancer, called colorectal cancer.

Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer

As I write in the above para, these tumors do not give you pain or any discomfort in the initial stage. Moreover, it is a curable disease when it is in its early phase. However, it will show you a few symptoms when the polyps start getting size. But, every tumor will have a different size, shape, and location. Therefore, they will show signs to your body according to that. Thus, the following are some common symptoms of tumor or colorectal cancer.

·       Dark red blood in the stool.

·       Pain in the back.

·       Blockage in the lumen.

·       Pain in the lower abdomen area.

·       Palpable masses.

·       Change in the texture of stool.

·       Diarrhea.

·       Constipation.

·       Bloating.

·       Anemia.

·       Tarry feces.

·       Rectal bleeding.

Treatment for Colorectal Cancer

The cancer is curable. Especially, when it is in its early phase, it is 90 percent treatable. In a few cases, 95 percent operable. When a patient is at stage two, it is 75 to 80 percent curable. For stage three, it is 70 to 40 percent remediable. Well, the last stage or stage 4 is a little bit problematic. A patient has only a 5 percent chance to get over of it.

Moreover, colorectal has different treatments and therapies. It depends on the patient's seriousness, on which stage a patient is at. However, the common treatments for colon cancer are the primary, secondary, or adjuvant treatment. The options in these methods are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. The way of therapy depends on the goals of treatment.