Would Cut US Colon Cancer Morbidity in Half Colon cancer has been news recently. This summer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sought treatment for abdominal distress and was diagnosed with colon cancer. Ginsburg had surgery in September in an attempt to remove the cancer.
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the country.
More than half of colon cancers can be prevented through lifestyle changes and routine screening. Hunter is professor of epidemiology and nutrition. And what we found is that this killer is remarkably preventable through fairly easy changes in diet and physical activity and through regular screening. Colon cancer occurs when cells in the colon, the upper five to six feet of the large intestine, grow out of control. Virtually all colon cancers begin as small non-cancerous tumors called adenomatous polyps.