Colon Cancer
Colon is also known as large intestine. It is an important organ for the purpose of the digestion of food. Various parts of Colon are Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon’ sigmoid colon and rectum. Cancer of this part of intestine: is known as colonic cancer. It usually affects adults above 60 years of age. However in India younger population is commonly affected. Colon cancer typically begins as a small polyp which progressively increases in size to take the shape of a cancerous growth.
Reactal Prolapse
Rectum acts a reservoir to store fecal matter before the act of evacuation. However, in few middle aged people, as the person passes motion, part of intestine comes out from anal opening. It either goes back on its own or may require manual repositioning. The condition in which rectum comes out is called as Rectal Prolapse .
