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Tips To Avoid Becoming A Statistic
By Cai Wenjun |
July 1, 2009, Wednesday
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TIPS for preventing and controlling colorectal cancer include a low-fat and high-fiber diet, exercise, quitting smoking and heavy alcohol consumption and maintaining a healthy weight.
It is important to visit a doctor as soon as key symptoms appear, such as runny or bloody stool, cramping and unexplained weight loss. A regular medical check-up after the age of 40 is also an excellent method in the prevention and control of colorectal cancer.
People with a family history of the disease are urged to visit hospitals early for genetic testing and screening.
People who carry genetic mutations linked to colorectal cancer are the most likely to develop the disease.
It is important to visit a doctor as soon as key symptoms appear, such as runny or bloody stool, cramping and unexplained weight loss. A regular medical check-up after the age of 40 is also an excellent method in the prevention and control of colorectal cancer.
People with a family history of the disease are urged to visit hospitals early for genetic testing and screening.
People who carry genetic mutations linked to colorectal cancer are the most likely to develop the disease.
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