Colon cancer can occur with anyone

Recently, Ellie Wilcock (currently 27 years old) posted a clip on Tiktok to share with the online community about the colon cancer that she had had at the age of 25.

Ellie said: “I just returned from the local hospital, where I treated my 4th stage colon cancer 2 years ago.I want to turn on the camera to share with everyone that colon cancer is a dangerous disease.The disease can happen to anyone, including young people. ”

Ellie Wilcock said she discovered colon cancer in 2022. Before her disease, Ellie said she felt pain in the abdomen and pelvis.In April 2022, Ellie went to the hospital to find the cause of abdominal pain.

Urine test results for negative results with urinary tract infections.However, blood tests show signs of inflammation.This may be a sign of some potential diseases, so the doctors appointed her to return ultrasound after a few days.

Before the ultrasound appointment, Ellie suddenly had severe abdominal pain, she was hospitalized for emergency.The results of the scan detected Ellie with a tumor in the lower abdomen.After conducting tumor biopsy, doctors diagnosed Ellie with stage 4 colon cancer, the tumor has metastasized to the liver, ovaries and peritoneal (the rods covering the organs in the abdominal cavity).

Ellie then had to undergo surgeries to help remove the tumor from the body, and perform many chemotherapy to eliminate cancer cells.

Ellie revealed 4 warning signs of colon cancer

In the clip, Ellie also revealed more about 4 warning signs she had encountered.

“The first warning sign that appears on my body is to change the habit of bowel movements.I have diarrhea and constipation.The second sign is the throbbing condition in the lower left abdomen, due to the growth tumor affects the large intestine, ”Ellie said.

Ellie added: “Tuesday I feel unusually tired.Every time I came home from work, I just wanted to lie down and sleep.There were days when I fell asleep on my desk because I was so tired.The final sign is bloody, at that time I did not pay attention to this sign. ”

Ellie reminded that the recognition of cancer warnings plays an important role, helping people detect the disease early and treat it promptly.

"Early detection of cancer can help people remove tumors in time, increase the survival rate," Ellie said in the clip.

Colon cancer tends to rejuvenate

Colon cancer is a malignant tumor that appears in the colon (the large intestine).According to the World Health Organization (WHO), colon cancer is a popular cancer worldwide.

Colon cancer is the cause of death from cancer in the world worldwide.Worth mentioning, this disease is tending to rejuvenate.According to data from the American Cancer Association, the rate of cancer with colon cancer in people under 55 years old has doubled (from 11% to 20%) from 1995 to 2019.

In the early stages, colorectal cancer may not cause abnormal symptoms or only cause mild symptoms, so it often makes it difficult to identify and diagnose.

Some other signs warn colon cancer

In addition to symptoms such as abdominal pain, abnormal fatigue, bloody diarrhea, diarrhea, constipation, national health services (NHS), he said the disease can cause some other warning symptoms,Specifically include:

- Change the frequency of defecation, more defecation or less than usual;

- Feeling like you want to defecate, even when you have just finished going to the toilet;

- Going out of black stool, flat stool, mucus with mucus;

- flatulence;

- Weight loss without the cause.

Therefore, health agencies recommend that when the body appears the above abnormal signs for a long time, people should go to reputable medical facilities for examination, detection and treatment promptly.time.