Capecitabine is an orally administered chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of metastatic breast and colorectal cancers. Capecitabine is a prodrug, that is enzymatically converted to fluorouracil (antimetabolite) in the tumor, where it inhibits DNA synthesis and slows growth of tumor tissue.
Before you delve into this article, understand this crucial fact: colon cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable. Waiting until symptoms arise is not the approach to take. Schedule your screening colonoscopy promptly. Screening for colon cancer in asymptomatic individuals is the means through which precancerous polyps are identified and removed, effectively preventing the onset of colon cancer.
Colon cancer, also referred to as colorectal cancer, initiates in the large intestine, or colon. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), colon cancer ranks as the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, excluding skin cancer. It stands as the second primary cause of cancer-related deaths for both men and women combined.
Research conducted under the watch of Dr. Matthew Kalady, the director of the division of colon and rectal surgery at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center,has identified the earliest symptoms of colon cancer as it has now heightened in younger adults. Prolonged diarrhea and bloody stools are common signs that made to the doctor’s … Read more