According to the government about 5 percent of people with ulcerative colitis develop colon cancer. The risk of cancer increases with the duration of the disease and how much the colon has been damaged. For example, if only the lower colon and rectum are involved, the risk of cancer is no higher than normal. However, if the entire colon is involved, the risk of cancer may be as much as 32 times the normal rate. Well they can say what they want but in my family my sister had precancerous polyps and she told me I needed to get checked. I was 37 at the time and I went to the doctor for a colonoscopy and he said “your kinda young to be needing that”. We did the scope and he says wow I found 2 polyps… and you have IBD and colitis. Amazing what a little look see can do. If folks in your family have the colitis or chrons thing, it may be time to get checked even if your young.
Cancer Screening
October 15, 2009 By
