{"id":3351,"date":"2006-10-13T08:36:57","date_gmt":"2006-10-13T08:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diyhealth.com\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2022-05-07T10:04:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T04:34:15","slug":"bowel-cancer-more-common-in-women-than-in-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/bowel-cancer-more-common-in-women-than-in-men","title":{"rendered":"Bowel cancer more common in women, menopause is the main culprit!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nAccording to Australian researchers, women are more likely to be engulfed by bowel cancer. <\/strong>After studying 1200 cases of bowel cancer<\/strong> researchers found that the percentage of women engulfed by the disease was higher than the percentage of men.<\/p>\n

Researchers believe that the fundamental reason behind this is menopause<\/strong>. In the words of Dr. Ken Koo, a gastroenterologist with the Sydney South West Area Health Service:<\/p>

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\nThis is indirect evidence that as oestrogen levels fall, a woman’s risk of dying from bowel cancer increases. It certainly adds to the view that oestrogen is protective against bowel cancer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it means after 50 women should take special care of their health and should keep on consulting doctor regularly.<\/p>\n

Image credit: merck<\/p>\n

Via: medindia<\/a><\/p>\n

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