Colon cancer symptoms: As colorectal cancer cases increase in India, do not miss these early signs - Times of India
[ad_1]
Cancer, as we all know, is the second leading cause of death globally. March is observed as the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Receiving an early diagnosis when it comes to any cancer is crucial, but sometimes the symptoms can mimic signs of other stomach or issues with intestines. So how do we tell it apart? We spoke to Dr. Ramanjit Singh, Director and Head of Colorectal Surgery, GI Surgery, Medanta Gurugram to know more about the third most common cancer in India. Are colorectal cancers on the rise? Colorectal cancer is one of the common cancers in the body. Overall, it's the third most common cancer of the body and each one of us has around 4-5 per cent lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer. Moreover, initially it was thought that maybe it's a white man's disease. But now if you see, it's actually the incidence is increasing like an epidemic. So just like diabetes, now we have an epidemic of colorectal cancers even in India. So that is the re