George, at 58, had always been the life of the party, a gourmand with an insatiable appetite for the juiciest steaks and the richest desserts. His friends often joked that George's stomach was a bottomless pit, but that pit soon became a source of his greatest woes. A routine check-up, prompted by persistent abdominal pain and unusual weight loss, led to the diagnosis that turned his life upside down: colorectal cancer. The irony wasn't lost on George – his indulgences had caught up with him.
Post-surgery, his battle was only half-won; the real challenge lay in the meticulous management of medications and the daunting side effects that followed.
Colorectal cancer, a malignant tumor originating in the colon or rectum, is a grim reaper that stalks silently, often undetected until it reaches a critical point. It's a culmination of aberrant cells declaring mutiny on the body, leading to a mass that obstructs, bleeds, and can metastasize if left unchecked.
The culprits behind this cellular betrayal are often lifestyle-related: diets high in red meat and processed foods, sedentary lives, obesity, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption. The genetic lottery plays its part, with inherited syndromes and a family history of colorectal cancer adding to the risk.
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