The Colon Tour returns to Carcassonne Hospital on March 12. An action by the League against cancer.
Le ccolon colon 40 000 people per year and kills 17 500“. A heavy but very real balance sheet. Dr Jacques Pueyo, of the Aude cancer committee, keeps repeating: screening is essential! “Too few people take the test. If 80 % of the population did, we could easily save 10 000 people per year“.
The age for screening depends on several factors. People with a family history should be the first to get tested. “When you have cancer in the family, the chances of having it are higher. In this case, individuals are recommended to be screened 10 years before the age of discovery of the last cancer in the family, completes Dr. Pueyo. So, if your father discovered his cancer at 40 years old, you should go get tested as soon as you are 30 years old.“
Besides the hereditary factor, there are also aggravating factors such as smoking, heavy alcohol consumption or obesity. It is therefore recommended to be tested as soon as possible. Healthy people, without symptoms and without risk, can wait for systematic screening at 50 and perform the test directly at home. To raise public awareness, the Colon Tour will set up an inflatable colon-shaped structure in the hall of the hospital center. Visitors will be able to explore the interior of the structure to discover the lesions caused and to visualize the course of the disease.
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