A Father's Joy After Cancer
- An 83-year-old dad in Argentina is enjoying parenting his infant son after beating colon cancer 10 years ago.
- The father had his colon cancer treated with surgery.
- Colonoscopies are the screening method for colon cancer; people who are at a higher risk of the disease should begin getting colonoscopies at an earlier age.
Father’s Colon Cancer Journey
Cormillot’s colon cancer diagnosis came in 2012. And today, thanks to surgery as treatment, his cancer his completely gone.
Now, after cancer, the father is enjoying being a dad to his new son, who is the result of fertility treatments.
Cormillot says, reports The Mirror, “I’m aware that life is not infinite. That little guy’s here and I’m going to accompany him until a certain moment.” He’s enjoying teaching his son musical instruments and wants his new baby to learn Chinese, too.
Monitoring After Surgery for Colon Cancer
Screening for Colon Cancer
Cormillot is one among thousands of people diagnosed annually with colon cancer. In the U.S., approximately 104,270 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed this year. Common treatments for colon cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Screening for colon cancer is done via colonoscopy which looks for polyps small, white, potentially pre-cancerous growths on the colon. 95% of polyps could turn into cancer. So, when one is detected during a colonoscopy, the doctor will send it to a lab to be examined as to whether or not it is precancerous.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that people with an average risk of the disease meaning, no family history of colon cancer or no personal history of inflammatory bowel disease start regular screening at age 45.
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