In almost all cases, however, this disease is entirely treatable if caught early by colonoscopy.
There is no single cause for colon cancer. However, almost all colon cancers begin as benign polyps which, over a period of many years, develop into cancers.
Patients with a history of breast cancer have a slightly increased risk of developing colon cancer. Certain genetic syndromes increase the risk of developing colon cancer in affected families.
Dietary factors that have been associated with colon cancer are a high-meat, high-fat, low-fiber diet. However, some studies found that the risk is not reduced when people switch to a high-fiber diet, so the cause of the link is not yet clear.
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