{"id":32115,"date":"2022-03-07T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T05:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/?p=32115"},"modified":"2022-03-05T13:25:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T06:25:44","slug":"colon-cancer-risk-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/mens-health\/colon-cancer-risk-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Colon Cancer Risk Factors: Do You Know Yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Colon cancer risk factors<\/b><b> are something everyone should assess this March, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Having one or more colorectal cancer risk factors does not guarantee that you will develop the disease.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>You can reduce or eliminate some risk factors, but there are others that you can\u2019t change.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Do your best to mitigate the risks you can control.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Screen for colon cancer regularly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Early-stage colon cancer is treatable and curable.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colon cancer risk factors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> increase your chances of developing the disease. If you have one or more risk factors, you are more likely to get colorectal cancer, but there is no guarantee that you will get cancer. Some people with many risk factors will never develop the disease, while others with no risk factors might.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Types of Colon Cancer Risk Factors<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some colorectal cancer risks are beyond your control. Others depend on your lifestyle, diet, and other factors that you can manage. There\u2019s not much you can do about your genetic predisposition or age. Understand, however, that having such risk factors does not automatically condemn you to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors Beyond Your Control<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our knowledge about colorectal cancer risk factors evolves continuously. As our lifestyles change, so do our risk factors. Our diets evolve. Our jobs may require us to be more sedentary. The increasing popularity of exercise may counteract the lack of physical activity at work for those who participate, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age is always a factor in any disease. As we grow older, we lose our ability to fend off disease. Our risk factors weigh heavier, turning age itself into a risk factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/colon-cancer\/colon-cancer-risk-factors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johns Hopkins Medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and conventional wisdom, people over 50 are more likely to develop colorectal cancer. There is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6788938\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">evidence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, however, that younger people are becoming more likely to develop the disease as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new trends may reflect changes in lifestyle and habits or may result from more widespread and advanced colon cancer screening.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32117\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpeg-2_11zon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32117 size-full\" title=\"Elderly person's hands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpeg-2_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly person's hands\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpeg-2_11zon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2.jpeg-2_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Age is a risk factor for most diseases\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family History of Colorectal Cancer<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t choose your family or your genetics. Many people who develop colorectal cancer have family members who have also had the disease. However, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/colon-rectal-cancer\/causes-risks-prevention\/risk-factors.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancer.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, most colorectal cancer cases occur in people without a family history of the disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you should know about this risk factor:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are at a higher risk if you have a parent or a sibling who had the disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk increases if your relative develops colorectal cancer while young.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A family history of colon polyps also increases your risk of colon cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The family history risk factor does not depend solely on inherited genes. Because you grew up in the same family, you share environmental risk factors with your relatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethnic and Racial Background<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your ethnic and racial background determines, to some degree, what genes you inherit. Colorectal cancer affects <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3126877\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some ethnicities and races<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more than others. You\u2019re at an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer if you are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African American<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/colon-cancer\/apc-i1307k-and-colorectal-cancer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eastern European Jewish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ashkenazi)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese American and female<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inherited Syndromes<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some inheritable conditions and diseases increase your risk of colorectal cancer. These include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lynch syndrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. People with this genetic defect may have a colorectal cancer risk <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/lscarisk.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as high as 50 percent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, depending on the severity of the condition and their age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This condition favors the formation of polyps in the colon and rectum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gardner and Turcot syndromes. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These two are FAP sub-types and are rare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rare condition predisposes sufferers to many types of cancers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>MUTYH-associated polyposis.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This genetic condition may trigger cancers in younger people. It also facilitates the development of colon polyps.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the risk factors of diabetes and colorectal cancer coincide. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3800045\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have determined<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that diabetes increases your chances of developing colorectal cancer and decreases the odds of recovering from the disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflammatory Bowel Disease<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you suffer from IBD (such as Crohn\u2019s disease or ulcerative colitis), your bowels are inflamed a lot of the time. Chronic inflammation negatively affects the cells in your gut, making them more likely to become cancerous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Colon Cancer Risk Factors You Can Control<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some lifestyle choices can increase your colorectal cancer risk. Others can eliminate or diminish your existing risk factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lack of physical activity.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you\u2019re a couch potato, you\u2019re denying your body the ability to perform as nature intended. You hinder your hormonal processes, lose muscle mass, and accelerate aging. You boost your risk of obesity, diabetes, and colon cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smoking. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s not a single good thing smoking does to your body. It pollutes your lungs and blood with carcinogens, increasing your chance of developing colon cancer and many other cancers. And it\u2019s never too late to quit; as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccocontrol.bmj.com\/content\/tobaccocontrol\/12\/suppl_2\/ii9.full.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s national tobacco campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> points out: \u201cEvery cigarette is doing you damage.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alcohol abuse.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You only have to drink moderate amounts of alcohol to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/diet-physical-activity\/alcohol-use-and-cancer.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boost your colon cancer risk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with several other cancers. Alcohol affects your cells, hormones, and how your body absorbs harmful chemicals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Obesity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Being overweight <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/cancer-causes\/diet-physical-activity\/body-weight-and-cancer-risk.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increases your colon cancer risks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially for men but also for women.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Your diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some foods facilitate the formation of polyps and cancerous cells in your colon. Others can help you maintain a healthy digestive tract from one end to the other.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Should You Eat and What Foods Should You Avoid?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on getting dietary fiber, vitamins D and C, omega-3 fatty acids, and calcium into your digestive system regularly. Here are some foods that can help you accomplish that while providing high-quality nutrients that can reduce your risk of colon cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starch-free vegetables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White meat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruits<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whole grains\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to avoid:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red meat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Processed foods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugary foods and drinks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatty foods<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White bread<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Colorectal Cancer Screening<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have one or more risk factors, you should consider getting screened for colorectal cancer, even if you have no symptoms. Those older than 45 should screen for colon cancer regularly, at least once per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If detected early enough, colorectal cancer is treatable and curable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors use a variety of screening methods to test for colon cancer:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stool tests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Doctors search for traces of blood or cancerous cells in your stool.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Colonoscopy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The doctor inserts a flexible tube with a camera into your rectum. Colonoscopy goes deep enough to search for polyps and traces of cancer in your colon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sigmoidoscopy. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method works similarly to colonoscopy, but it is less intrusive. On the downside, it can only screen for cancer in the rectum and lower third of the colon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Computer tomography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A CT machine uses X-rays to map the interior of your colon for analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpeg-1_11zon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32116 size-full\" title=\"Large intestine picture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpeg-1_11zon.jpg\" alt=\"Large intestine picture\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpeg-1_11zon.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.jpeg-1_11zon-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>At-home Colorectal Screening Tests<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stool tests are best suited for at-home colorectal cancer screening. Three types of tests are well suited to at-home screening:\u00a0 <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The guaiac-based fecal occult blood test requires you to send in a stool specimen for analysis. The test looks for traces of blood in your stool. This test is typically done once per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/colorectal-cancer-screening\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fecal immunochemical test<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FIT) looks for traces of blood as well, and it requires you to send in a sample. This test is also repeated once a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FIT-DNA test requires a larger sample (a whole bowel movement) and looks for cancerous cells. This test is typically done every three years. Recommendations for this test are that it be done every three years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>eDrugstore Can Help<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotting a cancerous growth in your colon early can be the difference between life and death. We carry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/colorectal-cancer-screening\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at-home colorectal cancer screening tests<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you can use to screen for colorectal cancer regularly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Order your kit, provide your sample, and mail it in. We deliver your results in 2-5 days and offer you a free doctor consultation if your results warrant it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights Colon cancer risk factors are something everyone should assess this March, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. 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