The treatment is based primarily on three techniques that are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Surgery

Surgery is the only treatment with curative ability in this cancer. With it you get a 50% disease-free survival. …read the rest of this entry»

1) or Hemoccult fecal occult blood

This technique can lead to false positives if not done correctly.

The person will faithfully follow a diet for a few days before the collection of a sample. …read the rest of this entry»

When symptoms occur, colo-rectal cancer is usually advanced and the chances of survival are slim. Therefore, early diagnosis is essential mainly based on blood loss in stool.

Patients may have any of these symptoms:

- Change in bowel habits: diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of the …read the rest of this entry»

Types of colorectal cancer

Approximately over 90% of colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas. These are tumors that occur in the glandular cells lining the inside of the colon and rectum.

Another type of tumors that can occur, although they are much less …read the rest of this entry»

The exact causes of colorectal cancer are not known, although many studies have shown that a number of factors that increase the risk for this disease:

Age: This type of cancer is more common among people who are around fifty years or older. Although this does not mean it can not occur in young people. …read the rest of this entry»

Increasingly, cancer patients who want to participate of their illness, become actively involved in decisions that concern them, discuss with your oncologist the most appropriate treatment for your type of tumor … However, the educational materials that are published to help do not always meet the task. …read the rest of this entry»

The treatment is less advantage to men over 70 years younger than others. This is because the elderly are more likely to die from other causes than cancer, given the slowness of natural evolution. Moreover, these treatments can cause impotence and incontinence with what the lifestyle of those affected may seriously deteriorate. …read the rest of this entry»

The grading system most widely used is called the Gleason system.

This system assigns grades ranging from 1 to 5. The more similar are the cells analyzed in a normal cell, the lower the number. If the cells do not have the characteristics of normal and seem to spread very haphazardly through the prostate would be in grade 5.

Prostate tumors with Gleason score high are more likely to have spread outside the gland.

The Gleason system is used mainly for classification of prostate cancers operable, it helps to decide the most appropriate form of treatment. …read the rest of this entry»

The causes of prostate cancer, although they have identified risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing the disease. The most interesting are those who, like diet, you can modify.

Age: The chance of having prostate cancer is rare before age 40, but increases significantly after 50. Over 80% are diagnosed in men over 65 years. …read the rest of this entry»

Nonmelanoma cancer

Stage 0: squamous cell carcinoma in situ, or Bowen’s disease, is the initial stage of squamous cell carcinoma. This cancer affects only the epidermis.

Stage I: Cancer is no more than two centimeters and no lymph nodes or other organs. …read the rest of this entry»