Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer
Essay
Kimberlee Mendoza
COM/172
Spring 2012
University of Phoenix BSCJA/HS-004
By
Julio Acuna
Chelito16_@hotmail.com
(619) 358-3815
May 20th, 2012
Colon cancer is known to be one of the most common cancers in the western world. In the United States, colon cancer is the second cause of death from cancer only surpass by lung cancer. More women die of colon cancer than breast cancer. Although not many do pay attention to the risk factors and symptoms. One reason may be due to the false assumptions that the only way to get rid of colon cancer is to become a vegetarian. It is important to notify people about the symptoms, risk factors, and how hazardous colon cancer can be, but it is even more important to educate the people on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells are separated without any control and are able to enter other tissues. There are over 100 different types of cancers and they are mostly named in the organ or type of cell where they initiate. For instance, cancer that starts in the colon is called "colon cancer". If the cancer is not treated or detected, it could lead to serious illness and even death. There are trillions of body cells in the human body. During the early stages of an individual’s life, the cells split rapidly, which lets an individual develop. Once a person is an adult, the cells only separate to patch-up injuries. When the cells start to separate without control, in a certain part of the body, cancer is developed. The growth of a cancer cell is different from a normal cell growth, because instead of dying, like the early years of an individual, cancer cells remain growing and form new abnormal cells. Cells are converted into cancer because of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. When the DNA gets damaged with a normal cell, the cell either repairs the damage or the cell dies. When the DNA gets damaged with a cancer cell, the cell damaged is not repaired and the
Essay
Kimberlee Mendoza
COM/172
Spring 2012
University of Phoenix BSCJA/HS-004
By
Julio Acuna
Chelito16_@hotmail.com
(619) 358-3815
May 20th, 2012
Colon cancer is known to be one of the most common cancers in the western world. In the United States, colon cancer is the second cause of death from cancer only surpass by lung cancer. More women die of colon cancer than breast cancer. Although not many do pay attention to the risk factors and symptoms. One reason may be due to the false assumptions that the only way to get rid of colon cancer is to become a vegetarian. It is important to notify people about the symptoms, risk factors, and how hazardous colon cancer can be, but it is even more important to educate the people on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells are separated without any control and are able to enter other tissues. There are over 100 different types of cancers and they are mostly named in the organ or type of cell where they initiate. For instance, cancer that starts in the colon is called "colon cancer". If the cancer is not treated or detected, it could lead to serious illness and even death. There are trillions of body cells in the human body. During the early stages of an individual’s life, the cells split rapidly, which lets an individual develop. Once a person is an adult, the cells only separate to patch-up injuries. When the cells start to separate without control, in a certain part of the body, cancer is developed. The growth of a cancer cell is different from a normal cell growth, because instead of dying, like the early years of an individual, cancer cells remain growing and form new abnormal cells. Cells are converted into cancer because of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. When the DNA gets damaged with a normal cell, the cell either repairs the damage or the cell dies. When the DNA gets damaged with a cancer cell, the cell damaged is not repaired and the