Cigarettes are mainly composed of carcinogens, thus encouraging the growth of colon cancer cells. While the contents of cigarettes are known to affect the lungs, recent studies of shown the correlation of cigarettes and colon cancer are increasing, almost to that of cigarettes and lung cancer. Inheritance plays a major role of colon cancer likelihood. Approximately five percent of colon cancer is a result of inheritance. The majority of the five percent are affected by Lynch Syndrome. This syndrome causes a hereditary mutation of the genes, causing colon cancer to develop. If one is affected by Lynch Syndrome, colon cancer is virtually inevitable for him or her. Lynch Syndrome can be recognized by a series of genetic testing. If colon cancer develops, the patient may meet with a genetic counselor to discover the cause of the
Cigarettes are mainly composed of carcinogens, thus encouraging the growth of colon cancer cells. While the contents of cigarettes are known to affect the lungs, recent studies of shown the correlation of cigarettes and colon cancer are increasing, almost to that of cigarettes and lung cancer. Inheritance plays a major role of colon cancer likelihood. Approximately five percent of colon cancer is a result of inheritance. The majority of the five percent are affected by Lynch Syndrome. This syndrome causes a hereditary mutation of the genes, causing colon cancer to develop. If one is affected by Lynch Syndrome, colon cancer is virtually inevitable for him or her. Lynch Syndrome can be recognized by a series of genetic testing. If colon cancer develops, the patient may meet with a genetic counselor to discover the cause of the