As people age, the risk for colon cancer also increases. For most people, it is best to begin regular screenings for colon cancer at age 50 and colonoscopy is one of the recommended methods of detection. The frequency with which her husband will require a colonoscopy depends on the results of the first test.
Colon cancer is common. According to the National Cancer Institute, are diagnosed each year more than 140,000 new cases of colorectal cancer in the United States and of those cases, about 93 percent are people over 50 years. In reality, age is one of the most important risk factors for colon cancer.
However, there are other risk factors. The family history of colon cancer, especially of a relative of first degree of consanguinity (parents or children) diagnosed with the disease, greatly enhances the risk. Suffering chronic inflammation of the colon for several years, as in the case of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, also increases the likelihood of developing colon cancer.
Finally, the personal history of adenomatous polyps (a specific type of polyp in the colon) also increases the likelihood of a person to develop colon cancer.
Apart from these important risk factors, others may increase the risk for colon cancer and among them are smoking, drinking moderate to heavy alcohol, obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
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