| One form of the colon cancer is Adenocarcinoma. | | | | after invading the wall of the bowel. On crossing |
| This usually stems from the epithelium lining the | | | | the muscular layer of the bowel's wall the tumor |
| large intestine. The function of the colon aka the | | | | enters the lymphatic vessels and thereafter |
| large bowel is to absorb water from the stool and | | | | spreads to local as well as regional lymph nodes. |
| patients of adenocarcinoma colon cancer usually | | | | Sometimes the tumor can also spread through |
| report excessively hard stool. | | | | the bloodstream to the liver and even other |
| Although adenocarcinoma colon cancer is not | | | | organs of the body including the lungs, bones and |
| uncommon, it is rarely found in young adults. The | | | | even the brain. In case a lot of the tumor has |
| greater your age the higher the chances of your | | | | passed the bowel's wall then they float about the |
| suffering from adenocarcinoma cancer and | | | | abdomen as small amounts of fluid and can seed |
| especially women aged over 50 years are | | | | the bowel's covering. Adenocarcinoma colon is |
| supposed to be at the greatest risk from | | | | known to produce small nodules within the |
| adenocarcinoma. Although adenocarcinoma colon is | | | | abdomen to irritate tissues to cause the |
| found all over the world, it is primarily found in | | | | production of huge quantities of ascites. If |
| places of low fiber diet which make America, | | | | adenocarcinoma colon is detected at a young |
| Europe and Australia soft targets. | | | | stage then the prognosis can be really good as at |
| Adenocarcinoma colon cancer is usually found in | | | | early stages treatment via surgery is really easy |
| people who have some heredity of adenomatous | | | | and predictable. However once the muscular wall |
| polyposis or even non-polyposis colorectal cancer | | | | has been breached by the tumor, only three |
| especially if the family history is from first-degree | | | | fifths of the total patients are able to survive |
| relatives. Hereditary factors can be to an extent | | | | another five years! |
| that adenocarcinoma colon may be found in | | | | The treatment of choice for early |
| persons as young as teenagers. Certain types of | | | | adenocarcinoma colon cancer is surgery. For |
| polyps have a potential for malignancy. People | | | | tumors that are still proceeding to reach the |
| having a high fat yet low fiber diet especially with | | | | muscular layer within the bowel wall, this will be |
| a high intake of red meat are the ones that are | | | | curative in more than 90% of cases. Colon cancer |
| most likely to suffer from adenocarcinoma. Even | | | | surgery is usually carried out to remove the |
| obesity is a cause of adenocarcinoma colon. | | | | primary tumor for all cancers except those that |
| Adenocarcinoma colon cancer is known to spread | | | | have spread to distant organs. |