What are the reasons why early-stage colorectal cancer is ignored?

What are the reasons why early-stage colorectal cancer is ignored? I believe many people have this question. Many patients with colorectal cancer have delayed the treatment of the disease because they did not discover the disease in time, which led to the aggravation of the disease. Let us follow the experts to understand the reasons why early-stage colorectal cancer is ignored .

1. The lack of obvious early symptoms of colorectal cancer is one of the reasons why early colorectal cancer is ignored. Colorectal cancer is mostly adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. From a pathological point of view, these two types of cancer are moderately toxic and grow relatively slowly compared to other cancers. There may be no obvious symptoms in the early stage, even for many years, and it is difficult to detect. When symptoms appear, the cancer is generally in the middle and late stages. The period from the occurrence to the discovery of some colorectal cancers can be as long as more than ten years.

2. Intestinal cancer is easily confused with many diseases. There are several diseases whose symptoms are easily confused with intestinal cancer, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, intestinal polyps, dysentery, gastric ulcers, colitis, etc. They are easily confused with intestinal cancer because of blood in the stool, causing confusion. Among them, 50% of rectal cancer patients are misdiagnosed as hemorrhoids in the early stage. Although both are bloody in the stool, there are actually differences. Intestinal cancer patients will have abdominal distension and abdominal pain due to intestinal obstruction. When the tumor ruptures, the stool will contain pus and blood, and the stool and blood will be mixed.

3. Work stress and neglect of health are also the reasons why early colorectal cancer is ignored. In recent years, the medical community has paid attention to the fact that colorectal cancer is getting younger and younger, especially some elites around 40 years old are prone to colorectal cancer. They have several things in common: irregular diet due to busy work, disrupted digestive tract physiological rhythm, poor intestinal function; high mental stress affects gastrointestinal function and changes in bowel function; excessive drinking, damp heat in the intestines, poor bowel movements. Moreover, young people have strong immune function and fierce body resistance, which will stimulate the growth rate of cancer cells.

The above is an introduction to the reasons why early-stage colorectal cancer is ignored. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have any questions about colorectal cancer, you can contact our online experts and they will give you detailed explanations.

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