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Diabetes is a disease caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, which needs to be controlled by ensuring proper diet and adequate activity. Otherwise, this disease increases the chances of many other diseases in the body, including colon cancer.
What is colon cancer?
Colon cancer is a disease of the large intestine. Although the elderly are most at risk, a person of any age can become its victim. Especially diabetic patients.
Relationship between diabetes and colon cancer
According to the study published in JAMA Network Open, The risk of colon cancer in diabetic patients is 47 percent higher than in diabetes-free people. This conclusion has been drawn from the analysis of health reports of 55 thousand people.
Don’t ignore these symptoms of colon cancer
blood in stool,
diarrhea, constipation, changes
in stool, abdominal pain, cramps,
sudden weight loss,
loss of appetite, weakness
Tiredness
These diabetic patients should be more cautious
The study also revealed that the risk of colon cancer is higher in diabetic patients who have been suffering from it for more than 5 years. Additionally, people who have ever smoked also have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (cancer of the line from the intestine to the stool).
how to protect
The best ways to prevent it are regular health checkups, diabetes management and colonoscopy. Due to this, cancer is detected in its early stages, which is easy to treat.