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Preview- Evidently, one observational survey has shown that the use of multivitamins and folate in women with a family history of colorectal malignant neoplastic disease was associated with a decreased relative risk of colon cancer. Relative risk is a measure of the risk of a certain event happening in one group compared to the risk of the same event happening in another group. In cancer research, relative risk is used in prospective (forward looking) studies, such as cohort studies and clinical trials. A relative risk of one means there is no difference between two groups in terms of their risk of cancer, based on whether or not they were exposed to a certain substance or factor (i.e., gene), or how they responded to two treatments being compared. A relative risk of greater than one or of less than one usually means that being exposed to a certain substance or factor either increases (relative risk greater than one) or decreases (relative risk less than one) the risk of cancer, or that the treatments being compared do not have the same effects. Also called risk ratio. Colon cancer, cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). Colon is the longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube (i.e., tuba)-like organ connected to the small intestine (i.e., intestinum tenue) at one end and the anus at the other. The colon removes water (i.e., aromatic water) and some nutrients and electrolytes from partially digested food. The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon to the rectum and leaves the body through the anus. Folate is a nutrient in the vitamin B complex (i.e., sequence) that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy. Folate helps to make red blood cells. It is found in whole-grain breads and cereals, liver (i.e., hepar), green vegetables, orange juice, lentils, beans, and yeast. Folate is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day. Not enough folate can cause anemia (a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal), diseases of the heart (i.e., cor, or coeur) and blood vessels, and defects in the brain and spinal cord (i.e., medulla spinalis, or chorda spinalis) in a fetus. Folate is being studied with vitamin B1 (i.e., thiamin)2 in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Prevention is in medicine, action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition. For example, cancer prevention includes avoiding risk factors (such as smoking, obesity (i.e., adiposity, or corpulence), lack of exercise, and radiation (i.e., radiatio) exposure) and increasing protective factors (such as getting regular physical activity, staying at a healthy weight, and having a healthy diet). Also called folic acid (i.e., lactobacillus casei factor, or liver lactobacillus casei factor).
- It`s been discovered that, citizenry with a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for the disease, but risk is particularly elevated to people with certain inherited genetic conditions. Genetic, inherited; having to do with information that is passed from parents to offspring through genes in sperm (i.e., sperm cell, or spermatozoon) and egg cells. Inherited, transmitted through genes that have been passed from parents to their offspring (children).
- It could seem apparant that, difficulties in Identifying a Family History of Colorectal Cancer Risk Interventions/Family History of Colorectal Cancer.
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