Colon cancer prevention varies from person to person

As people pay more and more attention to disease prevention and health care in their daily lives, they are also paying special attention to the knowledge of colon cancer prevention, which threatens human health. It is well known that people can reduce the occurrence of colon cancer through lifestyle and diet conditioning, regular check-ups, etc., but what needs to be further understood is that the prevention of colon cancer should vary from person to person.

Colon cancer is a type of disease that can be effectively prevented by taking reasonable measures. In addition to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and eating habits, regular checkups should be conducted to detect precancerous lesions at an early stage. The prevention of colon cancer varies from person to person, meaning different groups of people receive different screening programs.

General population

The so-called general population refers to the group that is not at high risk of colon cancer. We recommend that this group of people start receiving colon cancer screening after the age of 45, with an average examination every 3 to 5 years. The main examination methods include fecal occult blood and colonoscopy.

High-risk groups

High-risk groups refer to those with a family history of genetic diseases. It is recommended that they go to a specialist clinic as soon as possible, and have experienced clinicians carefully collect family histories and perform some necessary tests, including genetic testing, to determine whether they have a genetic predisposition. If there is a genetic predisposition, the clinician will closely follow up according to the follow-up plan for specific hereditary tumors. If there is no obvious genetic predisposition, follow up will be conducted according to the screening plan for high-risk groups.