Colon Cancer Surgery
As age advances, organs become more susceptible to cancerous diseases (colon cancer). Colon cancer affects individuals over the age of fifty. This disease affects men and women almost equally; it affects men by 55% and women by 45%, making the genders almost equal.
Colon Diseases
As known, the colon is a part of the large intestine, measuring one and a half meters in length. The colon is susceptible to various diseases, including:
- Colon Irritable Syndrome: A prevalent disease in industrialized countries, affecting 10 to 20%, characterized by specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, frequent urge to defecate, mucous stool, and constipation or diarrhea.
- Ulcerative Colitis: Inflammation affecting the colon, causing significant health problems such as bleeding, inability to defecate, and other symptoms differing from other colon diseases, such as fever. Ashkenazi Jews are more prone to this disease.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Such as AIDS, herpes, and syphilis.
- Formation of cavities and bulges within the walls of the colon.
- Presence of benign protrusions inside the colon: Considered precursors to colon cancer.
Stages of Colon Cancer
The stages of the disease are divided into five stages starting from stage (0) and ending with stage four.
- Stage (0): The cancer is localized in a specific place without exceeding it, and its size is small.
- Stage One: In this stage, cancer does not reach the lymph nodes, but its growth extends to the adjacent layer of colon tissues.
- Stage Two: In this stage, cancer does not reach beyond the colon but spreads to its outer layer.
- Stage Three: In this stage, cancer does not spread to distant places from the colon but may affect one or more lymph nodes and grows into the outer layers.
- Stage Four (Final Stage): In this stage, cancer reaches distant places in the body, bypassing the colon walls.
