Modern Diet Causes Colorectal Cancer

How do you know about colorectal cancer? The term colorectal cancer associated with organ large intestine (colon) and final disposal intestine (rectum). Colon cancer (colon) and intestine final disposal has much in common. Therefore, often jointly referred to as colorectal cancers.
This cancer is the world's third largest cancer types in terms of number of sufferers. Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death du world number two, where the factor of age also influence. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 700 thousand people die from colorectal cancer each year.
Normally, this increases the risk of suffering colorectal sharply after the age of 50-55 years. One of the precautions that can be done to avoid these cancers is by eating healthy.
Nutrition Specialist Medical Faculty University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine), Fiastuti Witjaksono states, this factor plays an important role in the prevention of colorectal cancer pengendalikan. "Prevention is better than cure," he said in Jakarta on Wednesday (03/23/2011).
According to him, one of the main drivers of the occurrence of colorectal cancer is excess intake of food and the modern diet high in fat, salt, and sugar.
"Colorectal closely related to food intake in the body. Because what would go through the digestive tract," he explained.
Every person, certainly Fiastuti, does have different needs. But setting a healthy diet needs to be done to prevent this deadly cancer. Prevention can be done by avoiding high-cholesterol foods such as seafood (other than fish), jerohan, and egg yolks.
In addition to unhealthy diet, other triggers of colorectal cancer is the lack of intake of vitamins and minerals that the body needs. "One of the causes of malignant disease is due to low intake of vitamins and minerals," continued Fiastuti.
Early detection
Dr. Paul Simadibrata Sp PD gastrohepatologi experts said most colorectal cancers originated from malignant cell growth (adenoma), in which polyps form in the early stages (warts).
Polyps can be removed easily but often do not show any symptoms so it is not detected in a relatively long time and in certain conditions has the potential to become cancerous.
"Early detection is one good way of prevention," said Dr. Paul.
Please note, colorectal can spread out from the colon tissue to other body parts and can occur in all parts of the colon.
A number of factors that can trigger the risk of colorectal cancer, among which are excess weight, alcohol consumption, salt intake, folic acid deficiency. This cancer can affect anyone, without exception. The composition of the number of patients in men and women as much.