{"id":300,"date":"2025-06-19T12:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/?page_id=300"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:33:48","slug":"colorectal-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/colorectal-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorectal Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Colorectal cancer affects the colon or rectum and begins as benign growths called polyps that can turn cancerous over time. It typically develops slowly, allowing opportunities for screening and early intervention.<\/p>

Risk increases with age, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, and genetic conditions like Lynch syndrome.<\/p>

Key Facts<\/b>:<\/p>

  • One of the most preventable cancers with regular screening<\/li>
  • Diet plays a major role in risk reduction<\/li>
  • Can be detected early through colonoscopy

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    Symptoms<\/b>:<\/p>

    • Blood in stool<\/li>
    • Persistent constipation or diarrhea<\/li>
    • Abdominal pain<\/li>
    • Unexplained weight loss

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      Risk Factors<\/b>:<\/p>

      • Low-fiber, high-fat diet<\/li>
      • Family history<\/li>
      • Inflammatory bowel disease

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        Treatment<\/b>:<\/p>

        • Surgery<\/li>
        • Chemotherapy<\/li>
        • Targeted therapy<\/li>
        • Radiation (in rectal cancer)

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          Prevention<\/b>:<\/p>

          • Colonoscopy screenings<\/li>
          • Fiber-rich diet<\/li>
          • Physical activity<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Colorectal cancer affects the colon or rectum and begins as benign growths called polyps that can turn cancerous over time. It typically develops slowly, allowing opportunities for screening and early intervention. Risk increases with age, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, and genetic conditions like Lynch syndrome. Key Facts: One of the most preventable cancers with regular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-300","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/300\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nurture8foundationtrust.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}