Yilan County Urges Public to Establish Good Eating and Exercise Habits for Intestinal Health

Yilan County calls on the public to establish good eating and exercise habits to maintain intestinal health. Please conduct regular screenings and timely microscopic examinations. (Photo: Provided by Yilan County Health Bureau)

▲Yilan County calls on the public to establish good eating and exercise habits to maintain intestinal health. Please conduct regular screenings and timely microscopic examinations. (Photo: Provided by Yilan County Health Bureau)

Mr. Gao, a 67-year-old man, has never been screened for colorectal cancer. When he went to the health center for vaccination, the health center staff provided instructions on the importance of taking a fecal tube and taught him the importance of regular screening. Therefore, Mr. Gao underwent a fecal occult blood test; the test results were: If the result was positive, he underwent further colonoscopy and polyps were removed, and the biopsy was confirmed to be colorectal cancer. Because of early detection and timely microscopic examination, the disease was removed during the microscopic examination without the need for further surgery. Mr. Gao was very grateful to the health center for encouraging him to undergo screening. The staff at the health center thanked Mr. Gao for his willingness to undergo timely microscopic examination and successfully saved his life. healthy. In Yilan County, a total of 27,200 people underwent fecal occult blood tests in 2012. 757 people were found to have precancerous lesions, 59 people were diagnosed with cancer, and 816 people’s lives were successfully saved.

Risk factors for colorectal cancer include obesity, lack of exercise, smoking, and family history of colorectal cancer. International studies have pointed out that consuming more than 50 grams of processed meat or 100 grams of red meat, pork, mutton, and beef per day will increase the risk of colorectal cancer by 17%; the World Health Organization also pointed out that approximately Twenty-five percent of colorectal cancers can be attributed to physical inactivity.

County Health Director Xu Naiwei called on the public to establish good eating and exercise habits and undergo regular screening to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. If the screening results are abnormal, you must go to a medical institution to arrange a colonoscopy as soon as possible, such as If polyps are found during examination, they can be removed at the same time to block the development of precancerous lesions as early as possible and avoid deterioration into colorectal cancer. If you need information about cancer screening, please call the Health Bureau’s cancer screening hotline O3-9352722 or contact local health centers.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, colorectal cancer currently ranks second among the top ten cancers in the country. There are as many as 16,238 people newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year; 90% of them are people over the age of 50, and colorectal cancer in men The incidence is 1.5 times higher in women. Colorectal cancer currently ranks third in mortality among the top ten cancers, with 6,853 people losing their lives every year due to colorectal cancer. The government currently provides free fecal occult blood tests for people aged 50 to 74 every two years. It is easy to collect samples and no dietary control is required before the test. Scientific empirical research shows that regular screening can reduce the risk of occult blood by 29%. Reduce the incidence of late-stage colorectal cancer and effectively reduce colorectal cancer mortality by 35%.

For people who have a positive fecal occult blood test, on average, one in two people will have polyps and one in twenty will suffer from colorectal cancer through colonoscopy. For those with positive test results, if they do not undergo a colonoscopy for more than six months, the risk of developing cancer will increase by 30%; if they do not undergo a colonoscopy for more than a year, the risk of developing advanced colorectal cancer will increase by 2.8% times. The survival rate of early-stage colorectal cancer is high, with a five-year survival rate of over 90%. However, the five-year survival rate of stage 4 colorectal cancer is less than 20%. Only by undergoing a colonoscopy within six months of an abnormal screening result can progression be avoided. Treat advanced colorectal cancer and improve survival rate.

2024-02-02 08:29:47

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