General Surgery and Gastroenterology Surgery Specialist Dr. Mehmet Güzel stated that according to 2022 data in Turkey, 22 thousand people are diagnosed with colon cancer annually and that approximately 12 thousand of them die.
General Surgery and Gastroenterology Surgery Specialist Dr. Mehmet Güzel, according to the data of the World Health Organization, colon cancer is the type of disease that causes the most deaths after cardiovascular diseases. Pay attention to this He pulled.
Güzel said, “According to the data of the World Health Organization, large intestine cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. Among cancer diseases, it is seen at a quadruple frequency after lung, breast and prostate cancer.
“According to 2022 data in Turkey, 22 thousand people are diagnosed with colon cancer every year and approximately 12 thousand of them die,” he said.
“IT IS BENEFICIAL IN DOING A COLONOSCOPY”
Sharing information about the symptoms of his disease, Güzel said, “Toilet habits have a very important place in the symptoms of large intestine disease.”
If there is a change in toilet habits, constipation for a long time, bleeding and weight loss, the large intestine tumor is obvious. suspected of ± The situation had come to an end. “At this point, it would be beneficial to perform a colonoscopy,” he said.