Because it has such a good prognosis with early detection, it is important to become educated about this disease to maximize your chance of finding it early.
Colorectal cancer starts because of polyps.
The cells that line the wall of the large intestine frequently create grape-like growths called polyps. This is a slow process taking between 5 and fifteen years, which gives you plenty of time to intervene. Certain behaviors on your part can therefore decrease your risk of these polyps turning into tumors. First of all, exercise daily. It seems that even a small amount of daily exercise slows the growth of polyps.