Health and Nutrition » cancer stages http://www.diets.ie Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:18:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Colon cancer http://www.diets.ie/2009/08/26/colon-cancer/ http://www.diets.ie/2009/08/26/colon-cancer/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:22:24 +0000 announcer http://www.diets.ie/?p=2141 There are four different stages of colon cancer, which greatly affect the survival rates for patients. Early detection through screening procedures is a necessary step in treating this potentially deadly disease. Most people are urged to begin annual fecal occult blood tests and a colonoscopy every 10 years after the age 50, yet genetic screening to search for mutations of the glycosylation enzymes prior to that can let individuals know if they are predisposed to this type of cancer.

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