Signs of early and late stage colon cancer

KOMPAS.com – Cancer colon including cancer which occurs a lot with includes different stages.

Data citation globecan March 2021, out of a total of 396,914 cancer cases in Indonesia, colon cancer ranks 6th, which is 17,368 people.

Meanwhile, of the total cancer deaths in Indonesia, there are 234,511 people, colon cancer ranks eighth with a total of 9,444 people.

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Hence, it is important to acknowledge signs Colon cancer is also known as colorectal cancer.

Signs Colorectal cancer will appear according to the current stage. To be mentioned health line, Colorectal cancer consists of 0-4 stages, which are as follows:

• Stage 0: Also known as carcinoma in situ, in this stage the abnormal cells are found only in the inner lining of the colon or rectum.
• Stage I: Cancer cells have penetrated the lining or mucosa of the colon or rectum and may have grown into the muscle layer. It has not spread to nearby lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
• Stage II: Cancer cells have spread through the wall of the colon, rectum, or through the wall into nearby tissue, but have not affected the lymph nodes.
• Stage III: Cancer cells have moved to the lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body.
• Stage IV: Cancer cells have spread to other distant organs, such as the liver or lungs.

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Initial phase

To collect Health linein the early stages (including 0-2) of colorectal cancer sometimes the signs do not appear at all or are not noticed.

To collect medical network, signs of cancer Early-stage colon is similar to less serious conditions, such as:

• Persistent Changes in Bowel Habits (BAB)
• Pencil-thin dirt
• Diarrhea or constipation
• Blood in the stool or rectal bleeding (the blood may be bright or dark red)
• Persistent stomach pain or discomfort, such as cramping or bloating
• Sensation that the bowel is never completely empty
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fatigue, lethargy or weakness in the body.

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Final stage

In the final stage, colon cancer cells have spread to other parts or tissues.

To collect health line, End stage colon cancer is divided into 3 stages as follows:

• Stage IVA: Indicates that the cancer cells have spread to a distant location, such as the liver, lungs, or lymph nodes.
• Stage IVB: Cancer cells have spread to two or more distant sites, but not to the peritoneum.
• Stage IVC: Cancer cells have spread to the peritoneum.

The trend when colon cancer has spread, the liver becomes the first target. After that the lungs and peritoneum, second National Cancer Institute.

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