The following seven signs could help you spot colon cancer early, according to medical experts.
This form of cancer arises in the glands lining the large bowel, often beginning within a previously benign polyp. It is also sometimes known as colorectal cancer.
Though traditionally thought of as a type that mostly affects the elderly, a study published last year suggested that the age profile of sufferers has shifted considerably over the last quarter-of-a-century. One-in-five colon cancer cases diagnosed today now affect people aged younger than 55, compared to just one-in-10 cases back in the 1990s, reports The Mirror.
