| Colon cancer is a disease caused by the | | | | remission are 70 to 90% successful. |
| development of malignant cells in the large | | | | Prevention of colon cancer is not guaranteed but |
| intestine. When the cells become cancerous, they | | | | a person can help to avoid this disease. Eating a |
| invade surrounding organs and the bowels. When | | | | high fiber diet and taking a vitamin daily are shown |
| it has advanced enough to be detected, the | | | | to reduce the risk of the disease. Controlling |
| tumor is already 1 cm in diameter and contains | | | | weight and avoiding obesity also contribute greatly |
| over a million cells. | | | | to avoiding cancer. Stopping smoking and avoiding |
| Over 100,000 cases of colon cancer are | | | | alcohol are also helpful. |
| diagnosed each year in the United States. Rates | | | | Colon cleansing may also prevent cancer by |
| of colon cancer are higher in industrialized nations | | | | ridding the digestive system of toxins and buildup. |
| due to the high fat diet, alcohol use and red meat | | | | A colon cleanser supplement can be helpful, but |
| consumption. High fiber diets can help prevent | | | | it's difficult to know just which products are the |
| these problems because the foods containing fiber | | | | best colon cleansers. Sometimes it's embarrassing |
| spend less time in the digestive system than low | | | | to discuss, so it's popular to search out the |
| fiber foods. | | | | information on the Internet. |
| The odds of survival of colon cancer is about | | | | Part of an effective colon cleanse is participating in |
| 50%. The actual rate of survival depends on the | | | | a high fiber diet to rid the body of materials as |
| stage at which the cancer has progressed at the | | | | quickly as possible. To do your share in preventing |
| time of detection. If the tumor is diagnosed early | | | | cancer, get regular checkups after the age of 50 |
| and removed while in stage 1, recovery and | | | | or before if you have a family history. |