Yu Yuanqi fought against colorectal cancer for 8 years and lost to the disease yesterday (21st) at the age of 39. (file photo)
[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report]Yu Tian’s second daughter Yu Yuanqi has been fighting colorectal cancer for 8 years. After 70 chemotherapy treatments, her condition deteriorated and was hospitalized last Thursday (18th). Unfortunately, she was still defeated by the disease. She passed away yesterday (21st) at the age of 39 years old. In this regard, the doctor reminds that colorectal cancer is gradually getting younger. If you have a hereditary disease of colorectal cancer in your family, you like high-calorie, high-fat, low-fiber diet, smoking, drinking, etc. are all high risk of colorectal cancer. risk groups.
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Taiwan, and the number of people with colorectal cancer is increasing year by year. 17,302 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, accounting for 14.3% of all cancers. The incidence rate ranked first in men and third in women; 6,436 people died of colorectal cancer that year, accounting for all malignant tumor deaths. of 12.81%, the third place for men and the third place for women.
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Lin Bingwei, a colorectal surgeon at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Hsinchu, posted on Facebook “Hsinchu Mackay Memorial HospitalThe article pointed out that the main causes of colorectal cancer are related to factors such as age growth, exercise, diet, living habits and genetics, and more than 95% of colorectal cancers are from adenocarcinoma, that is, from polyps. It usually takes a long time to evolve from a benign polyp to a malignant tumor. Therefore, more than 90% of patients with colorectal cancer are over the age of 50.
Genetics and poor diet are both predisposing groups for rectal cancer
Lin Bingwei said that in recent years, it has gradually been observed that the age of the disease is getting younger, and more and more patients around the age of 30 to 40 are diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Therefore, it is very important to know whether you are a high-risk group, such as if you have a family member. Patients with familial adenoma polyposis syndrome, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, etc., or patients with ulcerative inflammatory colitis, Crohn’s enteritis, patients who have received radiation therapy in the pelvis, and patients who have recovered from colorectal cancer. Patients over the age of 50, and those who like high-calorie, high-fat, low-fiber diets, smoking, and drinking are all high-risk groups for colorectal cancer.
Lin Bingwei further said that in the early stage of colorectal cancer, there are usually no obvious symptoms, and it is easy to be neglected or omitted. If you find that there is a change in bowel habits for more than 2 weeks, or intermittent constipation, diarrhea, changes in stool color and pattern, such as discharge mixed with writing Bloody stools, persistent discharge of long and thin pencil-like stools, mucus stools, and irregular abdominal pain, bloating, weight loss, poor appetite, constipation after going to the toilet, and unexplained anemia may all be warning signs of early colorectal cancer. , so you should be vigilant and seek medical examinations as soon as possible, so as not to miss the golden period of treatment.
Lin Bingwei said that the National Health Administration has subsidized people between the ages of 50 and 74 to provide a free quantitative immunization method every two years to analyze fecal occult blood tests, and through regular screening, if positive cases are found, they will recommend Early colonoscopy, digital rectal examination, and other related colonoscopy are the most direct and complete tests for diagnosing colorectal cancer.
Avoid regular screening for risk factors
Lin Bingwei reminded that if people want to take colorectal cancer preventive measures every day, it is recommended to have a balanced diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, increase dietary fiber intake, reduce processed food, avoid high temperature and high oil, develop exercise habits, regular screening, control weight and refuse smoking, Risk factors such as alcohol and betel nut can prevent the incidence of colorectal cancer.
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