Colonoscopy
02-02-11, 07:24 PM
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Very sorry to hear about your friend.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned what it is that puts you at a MUCH higher risk for colon cancer..MEAT. It's true. It's actually the black carbon build-up on overcooked meat. There was a startling statistic that you are at like a 50% higher risk if you eat an oz (or some other really small amount) of meat every day. The article I read said that if you are going to eat meat, make sure it's prepared in a way that doesn't involve an open flame or the potential to burn it.
This really sucks because I love meat. I actually had like a 2 pound platter of BBQ meat today at a local restaurant. So do as I say and not as I do.
That being said, cancer is totally a genetic thing. Some people can get colon cancer even with a healthy diet, and some people can get lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for less than a year. At the same time, those with the genetic traits to avoid cancer can smoke 2 packs a day and live until they are in their 90s. I mentioned in the other thread about "Cigarettes" that my grandpa smoked 2 packs a day for over 60 years of his life. He's 87 and still hasn't had a single health problem. He still goes outside and shovels the driveway. My other great grandmother recently died at 97 years old, and she ate nothing but packaged meats filled with Salt, Nitrates, and MSG.
You can only do so much to prevent cancer (and death) from happening. It's not up to you when you die. You have to live life to the fullest each and every day because you never know.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned what it is that puts you at a MUCH higher risk for colon cancer..MEAT. It's true. It's actually the black carbon build-up on overcooked meat. There was a startling statistic that you are at like a 50% higher risk if you eat an oz (or some other really small amount) of meat every day. The article I read said that if you are going to eat meat, make sure it's prepared in a way that doesn't involve an open flame or the potential to burn it.
This really sucks because I love meat. I actually had like a 2 pound platter of BBQ meat today at a local restaurant. So do as I say and not as I do.
That being said, cancer is totally a genetic thing. Some people can get colon cancer even with a healthy diet, and some people can get lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for less than a year. At the same time, those with the genetic traits to avoid cancer can smoke 2 packs a day and live until they are in their 90s. I mentioned in the other thread about "Cigarettes" that my grandpa smoked 2 packs a day for over 60 years of his life. He's 87 and still hasn't had a single health problem. He still goes outside and shovels the driveway. My other great grandmother recently died at 97 years old, and she ate nothing but packaged meats filled with Salt, Nitrates, and MSG.
You can only do so much to prevent cancer (and death) from happening. It's not up to you when you die. You have to live life to the fullest each and every day because you never know.
02-02-11, 07:41 PM
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I think you're talking about Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (prostate enlargement) - incidence approaches 100% at age 80 or 85, I think. The incidence of prostate cancer in men over age 45 is nowhere close to 40%, let alone 65%.
02-02-11, 08:07 PM
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So sorry to hear about your friend, my prayers are with you and his family. I had a colonscopy, I agree with PCAD the prep was too bad just take a lot of reading material. LOL The stuff I drank was nasty, it tasted like oily water.
02-02-11, 08:20 PM
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I could probably go search google, but that would be no fun.
Is there a known cause of colon cancer? I'm sure there are lots, but anything that sits at the top of the pile?
Is there a known cause of colon cancer? I'm sure there are lots, but anything that sits at the top of the pile?
02-02-11, 09:28 PM
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02-02-11, 09:29 PM
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Yes you can. Risk applies to numbers of patients, i.e. your risk of dying from a stage 2 cancer is 20 % less than a stage 3. For the individual it is an absolute- either all the cancer was removed and you will live a fairly normal life or it was not and you will ultimately die from the disease at a later date. For the individual risks are meaningless- you live or you die. The value of risk assessment is in deciding to allow a certain procedure be performed, where it is performed, or who performs it.
02-03-11, 05:39 PM
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The stuff I had was much better than what I had the last time. I am not saying it was great tasting, but certainly not in the same category with the horrible stuff I had the first time.
02-03-11, 09:20 PM
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The best advice I can give for anyone who has to drink that stuff for a colonoscopy: chill it and drink it with ice. Still tastes like crap, but it goes down easier.
02-03-11, 10:47 PM
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1. Age
Age is the number one risk factor for colon cancer. Does that mean that age causes colon cancer? Not directly. It's just that by age age 50, one in four people has polyps. You'll learn more about polyps and their role in #14.
2. Alcohol
Research has indicated that alcohol increases colorectal cancer risk. Research has also shown that it lowers it, or that it has no effect at all. So which is right? All of it may be. The key appears to be what kind of alcohol you're drinking
Age is the number one risk factor for colon cancer. Does that mean that age causes colon cancer? Not directly. It's just that by age age 50, one in four people has polyps. You'll learn more about polyps and their role in #14.
2. Alcohol
Research has indicated that alcohol increases colorectal cancer risk. Research has also shown that it lowers it, or that it has no effect at all. So which is right? All of it may be. The key appears to be what kind of alcohol you're drinking
02-04-11, 08:39 AM
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Unlikely, very unlikely, that a Stage lV Colorectal cancer developed in that 4 month window. Far more likely was that it was missed. Although colonoscopies are very good, a false negative rate up to 10 % does occur and cancers can be missed. If you continue to have bleeding or symptoms after a negative scope, insist on a repeat scope. It may save your life.
