Al-Marsad newspaper: Experts from the German Robert Koch Institute revealed that the risk of bowel cancer increases with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
According to experts, some changes in the body indicate a person’s predisposition to colon cancer, and according to data from the Koch Institute, the risk of colon cancer increases with age, as the average age of men who develop this disease is 69 years and women 75 years, and based on that. Experts recommend having your first bowel endoscopy at age 50 and repeating it every 5 years.
Experts pointed to the signs of colon cancer, including blood in the stool, abdominal pain and constipation. These signs, if they persist for a long time, may indicate colon cancer, in addition to the emergence of a polyp in the intestine, which is considered a dangerous factor for cancer, according to “Novosti”. .
Ulcerative colitis and type 2 diabetes also increase the risk of colon cancer, while smoking contributes not only to lung cancer, but also to damage to intestinal cells, which helps colon cancer.
Doctors urged exercise and physical activity 30-60 minutes a day, as this helps reduce the number of injuries by 14 percent among men and 16 percent among women.