A cyclothon to raise awareness about colorectal cancer was organised by AIG Hospitals on Saturday. MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla was chief guest at the event.
The hospital management said what was viewed as primarily a disease of the West is catching up in the Indian population at a rapid pace. In India, it is affecting younger, working class people, with high mortality rates.
“Presented with trivial symptoms like constipation, blood in stool which many ignore as a case of hemorrhoids, chronic fatigue or weakness throughout the day and unintentional weight loss, colorectal cancers grow silently inside the body. By the time a patient comes to the specialist, it’s already at an advanced stage,” doctors from the hospital said.
