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Colon Cancer can be treatable at early stage


Symptoms usually appear when the cancer is already at stage 2 and 3, which is why it recommends regular physical examinations to detect and have the cancer treated ahead of the manifestations.

The early signs include ''changes in bowel habits-( such as) if you used to move your bowels daily and now your either doing it 2 or 3 times a week (constipation) or 2 to 3 times a day (diarrhea),''

Other symptoms are ''bleeding from the rectum'' and ''loss of appetite and weight''.

''Abdominal pains'' provide alarming signs that the cancer has reached an ''advanced stage''.

A person becomes susceptible to colon cancer generally upon reaching the age of 60, and ''as you grow older, the incidence goes up''.

Among the different types of cancers, colon cancer is the six leading cause of death among Filipino men and women. In women, it is no. 1o killer compared to the other cancers, and in men, it ranks no. 5,. If you're not really feel good and have doubt on your health go to your doctor for a general check-up. To prevent illness.