Tuesday 9 April 2013

The Rate Of Colorectal Cancer Increased By 45% In Up-Coming Year

The wide range of Irish people suffering from colon cancer is expected to enhance by 34 % in females and 45 % in men by 2020, according to a report published today by the National Cancer Registry. The report “Colorectal Cancer Incident, Death rate, Therapy and Success in Ireland: 1994 – 2010” found the wide range of men cases enhanced from 983 in 1994 to 1343 in 2010  and the wide range of females circumstances enhanced from 769 in 1994 to 955 in 2010.

The increase in cases is due to a growing aging population and will present a challenge to the health support in years to come. Many colon malignancies present in females and men over the age of 65. 67 % of females and 69 % of men medically determined as having colon cancer were obsolete over 65 while 14 % of females and 11 % of men presented obsolete less than 55.  22 % of colon tumors in females caused in the anus compared with 30 % in men. The rate of men to females colon cancer is approximately 13:10.  11 % in females and 14 % in men of all obtrusive malignancies, not including non-melanoma cancer, were colon malignancies in 2007-2009 making it the second most common tumor medically diagnosed in females after breast malignancies and in men after prostate cancer.

It symbolizes the third significant cause of cancer deaths in females after bronchi and breast malignancies and the second significant cause of cancer deaths in men after America. Around 950 woman and 1330 men were medically determined as having colon cancer annually during 2007-2009. 424 females and 550 men died from as well as in Ireland in 2008. The evaluation finds, however, that the survival rate for men in particular is significantly improving. It puts this down to higher usage of treatment and earlier diagnosis. For females, the survival rate for cancer of the intestinal system showed only a modest improvement and no improvement for rectal cancer.

Surgery is the first line strategy to the cancer. While up to 10 % of colon malignancies are genetic, lifestyle factors play a significant role in reducing the possibility of developing the disease as well as smoking enhances the possibility of developing colon, but not rectal, cancer. Alcohol enhances the possibility of both as does being overweight, not getting exercise and consuming a lot of processed and red foods.Eating fruit, fish, non-starchy vegetables, dairy and foods containing dietary fibre or the vitamin b folic acid can decreased risk.


The evaluation says frequent use of drugs or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce colon cancer risk by up to half. Risk is also lower in women taking hormone replacement therapy and is likely also to be lower in those who have taken oral contraceptives.

People who have a first degree relative with colon cancer have around a two-fold enhanced possibility of developing the disease themselves.Incidences of the disease are higher than the national average for both men and women in Co Cork and lower than the national average in Co Kildare for women and in counties Kilkenny and Meath for men.

Ireland has a higher occurrence of colon cancer than the EU frequent. In 2008, the highest occurrence of the disease for men was in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The lowest occurrence,  for both genders, was in Cyprus and Greece.

Donal Cart, head of services at the Irish Cancer Group, said given the percentage of Irish population over the age of 65 years will significantly enhance during the period 2010-2020, it was reasonable for the National Cancer Registry to project a rise in the wide range of colon malignancies.

“We are fortunate that Bowel Screen the new government financed national bowel screening programme has commenced. Bowel examining is designed to find abdominal cancer at an early on in people who have no symptoms. The support will initially offer free abdominal examining to men and ladies obsolete 60 to 69 years and will over time be offered to all men and ladies obsolete 55 to 74,” he said.

Reference: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/colorectal-cancers-predicted-to-rise-by-45-by-2020-1.1352927

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