Read menus carefully - don't be afraid to ask for substitutions. The American Cancer Society estimates 94,700 new cases of colon cancer and 34,700 new cases of rectal cancer this year. Colon cancer deaths are estimated to be responsible for 47,900 deaths and rectal cancer of 8,700 deaths this year. Colon cancer is not gender sensitive. It can strike in men and women.
Early detection is especially important because colorectal cancer can exist without any symptoms.
Some warning signs, however, may exist. Very dark mahogany red, or bright red blood in or on the stool, or bleeding from the rectum. Feeling of incomplete emptying after a bowel movement. Decreased appetite or unexplained weight loss. Jaundice Persistent weakness and fatigue.