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Colorectal cancer is a rare disease that only affects men over the age of 50
FALSE • Colorectal cancer affects more than 43,000 people each year in France, which places it 2nd among cancers in women and 3rd among men. It mainly concerns people over 50 years old. When the diagnosis is not established quickly, almost half of patients die. It is therefore a real public health problem, which requires greater awareness among the population.
I would turn the phrase in a more positive way, rapid detection at an early stage because it is a long-term cancer, allows for cure…
Colorectal cancer is a group of two different cancers
TRUE • It brings together colon and rectal cancer. Both diseases develop from cells that line the inner lining of the colon or rectum. These cancers most often arise from a benign tumor called a polyp which grows slowly and eventually becomes cancerous.
If there are no symptoms, there is no need for testing.
FALSE • Having no symptoms does not mean the absence of colorectal cancer. This type of cancer takes several years to appear: it develops sneakily, without necessarily showing signs at first. It is therefore necessary to be screened before symptoms appear.
Heredity is in some cases a risk factor for colorectal cancer
TRUE • There are two scenarios. First of all, family history: in 10 to 15% of cases, the risk is doubled if at least one of your first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) has been a victim of colorectal cancer. . Then, we estimate at 5% the number of cases where there is a strong hereditary predisposition linked to a very specific genetic mutation (familial adenomatous polyposis, Lynch syndrome): the risk is then multiplied by ten. In the case of inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, there is also a greater risk of subsequently developing colon cancer. In fact, these diseases promote the development of small polyps which can develop into cancers.
With an impeccable lifestyle, there is no danger of developing colorectal cancer!
FALSE • We can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by adopting a few simple principles: a healthy diet, regular physical activity, not smoking. But a healthy lifestyle does not completely eliminate the risk of colorectal cancer. Hence the importance of screening regularly.
Screening is painful
FALSE • It is painless and quick. The test, carried out at home, is used to detect the presence of blood in the stools (coproculture), because certain polyps or cancers cause bleeding which is often minimal and difficult to detect with the naked eye. We take a stool sample with a stick that we close in a tube, then we send it to the medical biology laboratory, the address is provided with the test. In addition, it is 100% covered by Health Insurance without any advance costs.
A positive screening test means cancer
FALSE • A positive test does not mean the presence of cancer but indicates that occult blood has been detected in the stool. To identify the origin, a colonoscopy must be carried out by a gastroenterologist. It makes it possible to detect the possible presence of polyps responsible for the bleeding and to remove them before they transform into cancer. If a polyp has already developed into cancer, the earlier it is detected, the greater the chances of cure.
In the case of colorectal cancer, the chances of recovery are real
TRUE • If diagnosed early enough, the chance of recovery can be 90 to 100%. These chances decrease on average depending on the stage of development of the cancer.
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