SciencePic # Carcinoma of colon! The Most common Malignancy of Gastrointestinal Tract.
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In this series I post the Photographs related to Human biology and diseases. If you have missed any of my latest sciencePics you can check them below.
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Today I will show you a Photograph which I have taken through microscope of Adenocarcinoma of Colon, the commonest malignancy of the human gut.
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Colorectal carcinoma facts-
It is 3rd most common cancer in male and 2nd most common cancer in females
Every year about 700,000 people die of it in the world.
Australia, North America, New Zealand are the country where incidence is high.
In US alone about 50,000 americans die of colorectal carcinoma annually.
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Fig- Colorectal adenocarcinoma, shows tall columnar cells invading the submucosa and muscularis , mucin secreting cells & Dysplastic masses
What are the risk factors of developing Colon carcinoma?
- Excess intake of dietary calories.
- Decreased intake of vegetable fibres
- Excess intake of red meat, refined carbohydrate, smoked meat.
- Smoking and drinking alcohol
Excess intake of refined diet and less vegetable fibre in diet results in less stool bulk formation. This stool remains in gut lumen for longer time. Colonic bacteria degrade it and release toxic chemicals. These toxic chemicals along with high cholesterol of read meat acts as potential carcinogen. In addition to this the refined food has less amount of vitamin A,C & E which are antioxidants that help in detoxifying the toxic oxidative chemicals. These factors result in genetic alteration and thus normal colonic mucosa changes to adenoma and eventually adenocarcinoma.
How to prevent It?
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- Eat more of fruits vegetables and whole grain which contain large amount of fibre and vitamins.
- Say no to alcohol and cigarette .
- Avoid red meat, refined carbohydrate and smoked food.
- Do regular exercise, decrease body fat.
Stay healthy and steem On
Credits-
[1]. The microscopic photograph --was taken by me.
[2].Epidemiology of colorectal carcinoma-https://www.uptodate.com/contents/colorectal-cancer-epidemiology-risk-factors-and-protective-factors
And too much red meat is one of the causes of this cancer.
Yes, i have mentioned in the post. thanks for the comment
Nice bro
thank you very much
Diet and lack of exercise are major contributors that can easily be changed. Good post.
thanks, yes diet and exercise are the main things here.
I really enjoyed this article and your page in general. I am a fellow medical student so it is good to see some more up to date and interesting science on steemit.
Thank you very much.. i will check your blog too, nice to meet you
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