Colon cancer is not a popular type of cancer compared with breast or cervical cancer. But in fact, colon cancer or large bowel cancer is a type of cancer is the third most frequently found in both women and men.
Therefore, it is not surprising now much research was conducted to study the cancer. One of these studies focused on the trigger colon cancer. A recent study conducted at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health could be the first study to reveal the latest facts about colon cancer.
Research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was mentioned that colon cancer is most likely caused by bacteria in the intestinal lining called biofilms. Such slippery mucus layer that can develop in the intestine, causing blockage of the large intestine, which in turn might lead to cancer.
Bacterial biofilms can melumuti laipsan the intestinal wall and can cause inflammation and other intestinal disorders, in addition to the cancer itself. These bacteria are usually characterized at the plaque on the teeth and green moss on rocks damp.
WebMD launch, these bacteria are usually more attached to the right side of the colon, with a percentage of 98 percent. Meanwhile, 12 percent, affects the left colon.
According to Dr. Cynthia Sear, and Bloomberg School & Public Health, the discovery of a biofilm on the right side of the colon associated with a higher likelihood of developing colon cancer. "The development of faster growing cancer cells in the gut right side than on the left side," he said.
Cynthia also said that it is necessary in the early detection and treatment of patients with this cancer. "This cancer can be cured if treatment of early and not too late," he said.
