Gimnasio britnico 902 pablo andres gamba biologa all about colon cncer objectives: *to undersrtand what

its cncer, how is it form cncer and the most important question, why. * to understand colon cncer, symptoms, the posssible effects of colon cncer and how colon cncer could be trated. What is cncer?: According to a internet page; Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream and lymphatic system. Now that we understand what is colon cncer, lets talk about colon cncer. Colon cncer is a type of cncer in which the malingant cells concntrate in the large intenstine. This cncer its very common in many countries, its easy to detect and it takes many time to develop. Symtoms: the most common symptom is the appereance of a polyp, while the other symptoms appear when the disease is advanced. Some of the symptoms are: *diarrea *constipation *blood in stool *lost of weight ana appetite *puke causes: *age *heredity *diet *life style

*kindred treatment: there are many ways to treat colon cncer, these ways are: *surgery: in this method the part that is affected or has a tumor is removed. This method its ussualy the most used and is the fist part of the treatment. * radiotherapy: It consists of applying high-energy rays to the affected area, in order to kill cancer cells. It affects only the area being treated, and can be applied before surgery (to shrink the tumor and to remove it more easily), or after surgery (to finish destroy cancer cells that may have been). * Chemotherapy: Involves administration of drugs that destroy cancer cells. Is performed by inserting a tube into a vein (catheter), and injecting the drug through a pumping system. * Immunotherapy: Is to stimulate or restore the body's own immune defenses. For this natural or produced in the laboratory products are used. Facts about colon cncer: *in usa, there are currently more tan one million of survivors of colon cncer. *90% of new cases are presented in people 50 or older. *the posssibilities of the appereance of colon cncer in an individual is about 1 in 20, this may change according to your lifestyle. Bibliography: http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/que-es http://www.dmedicina.com/enfermedades/cancer/cancer-de-colon1#diagnosticos http://www.ccalliance.org/colorectal_cancer/index.html