In recent years, unhealthy diet, inactivity, smoking, alcohol, excessive meat consumption and stress, colon cancer is spreading rapidly. Acıbadem University Gastroenterology Department Lecturer and Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital Gastroenterology Specialist Prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman states that large intestine cancer is encountered even in the 20s in our country, and says that the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage colon cancer can be done at the same time, with an interventional method, without the need for surgery. prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman talked about ways to reduce the risk of colon cancer; He gave information about the treatment of the tumor detected in colonoscopy with therapeutic endoscopy without the need for surgery, and gave important warnings and recommendations.
“I ate a lot, it was because of it!”, “Stress always happens in my moment, then it goes away!”, “This food touched me, so my intestines broke!”… The intense hustle and bustle of daily life and the epidemic of the century that caused radical changes in our daily life for more than a year and a half. With the uneasiness of the Covid-19 pandemic, we can postpone some problems in our health, and even ignore it instead of consulting a doctor for some reasons we produce. However, such reasons can actually cause a very important problem to be ignored! Polyps, which are rapidly spreading today and do not show symptoms at an early stage and progress insidiously, only appear during colonoscopy, and over time, pave the way for large bowel (colon) cancer. Acıbadem University Gastroenterology Department Lecturer and Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital Gastroenterology Specialist Prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman stated that symptoms such as bloating in the abdomen, changes in bowel habits lasting more than a few days (diarrhea-constipation), rectal bleeding, weight loss, gas and persistent fatigue may be among the main symptoms of colon cancer, which is common in the population. They don’t go to the doctor, which causes insidious colon cancer to appear at an advanced stage,” he says. Colon cancer, which has spread rapidly in recent years due to factors such as unhealthy lifestyle, inactivity, smoking, alcohol, meat-based diet, excessive consumption of processed meat products such as salami, sausage and sausage, not consuming enough vegetables, and stress, has become common in the 20s today, Emphasizing that having a family history of cancer also increases the risk, Prof. Dr. Gurhan Sisman; He says that those who have such complaints should apply to a gastroenterology doctor and have a colonoscopy if necessary.
COLONOSCOPY SAVES LIVES
While colorectal cancers are the third most common cancer in the world and in our country, early diagnosis with colonoscopy saves lives! Gastroenterology Specialist Prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman states that cancer can be prevented by detecting the polyp or polyps before they turn into cancer with colonoscopy and removing them during the procedure, and says: “Colonoscopy should be performed on people over the age of 45. However, those who have one or more of the symptoms of colon cancer and those who have a history of cancer in their relatives should have a colonoscopy without wasting time. The type and size of the polyp detected in the colonoscopy indicates when the next colonoscopy should be performed.” Stating that one or more of the surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy options are used in advanced stage patients, Prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman, on the other hand, emphasizes that today, with Therapeutic Endoscopy, that is, Therapeutic Endoscopy method, it is possible to treat early-stage cancer with an endoscopy device without touching a knife.
TREATMENT DURING DIAGNOSIS WITH THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY
Today, endoscopy is mostly known for diagnostic purposes. However, recent developments in the medical world and the experience of physicians make possible treatment methods that once seemed like a dream. Gastroenterology Specialist Prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman states that they can now perform the treatment of the patient at the same time during the diagnosis with the therapeutic (therapeutic) endoscopy method, and says that it is possible to discharge the patient without the need for surgery, painless, minimum bleeding and in a shorter time, with the interventional surgery method in stomach, esophagus and bowel cancers, provided that they are not in advanced stages. . prof. Dr. Gürhan Şişman explains this method as follows: “In Therapeutic endoscopy, which has been used in the last 10 years in the world and which our country has met in the last 5 years; When we diagnose diseases such as bowel cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer and swallowing disorders (achalasia) at an early stage by endoscopy, we can treat them if appropriate. The endoscopy device is the same, but this is possible with the experience of the physician and the presence of auxiliary equipment. With the endoscopy device, we can completely remove a tumor that we see inside, by cutting it from the inside with the therapeutic endoscopy method in the early stage. For example, in a first stage bowel cancer, the patient does not have to lose 30-40 cm of his intestine. Therefore, it is a treatment method that is done completely internally without creating any cuts or scratches on the patient’s body and reduces the length of stay in the hospital from 7-8 days to 1 day. While shortening the patient’s discharge time, it also increases the quality of life.”