{"id":1975,"date":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/watch-your-back-get-a-colonoscopy\/"},"modified":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","slug":"cuidate-la-espalda-y-hazte-una-colonoscopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/watch-your-back-get-a-colonoscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuida tu espalda: Hazte una colonoscopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VAIL CO\u2013Marzo es el Mes Nacional de Concientizaci\u00f3n sobre el C\u00e1ncer de Colon, pero \u00bfcu\u00e1nto quieres realmente estar al tanto de tu colon?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suficiente para mantenerlo libre de c\u00e1ncer.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El c\u00e1ncer de colon es prevenible, tratable y curable, y se recomienda a hombres y mujeres mayores de 50 a\u00f1os realizarse una colonoscopia cada 10 a\u00f1os para detectar p\u00f3lipos \u2014agrupaciones benignas o no cancerosas de c\u00e9lulas\u2014 antes de que se vuelvan cancerosos. Aquellos con antecedentes familiares de c\u00e1ncer de colon deben considerar la detecci\u00f3n antes de los 50 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Dr. John Schultz es un cirujano de Mountain Surgical Associates en el Vail Valley Medical Center. \u00c9l explica c\u00f3mo el c\u00e1ncer de colon, a diferencia de otros tipos de c\u00e1ncer, puede prevenirse en realidad.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCon el c\u00e1ncer de colon, de hecho, podemos extirpar p\u00f3lipos antes de que lleguen a convertirse en c\u00e1ncer\u201d, dice.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El procedimiento de colonoscopia no es tan malo, dice el Dr. Schultz, y aqu\u00ed hay cinco razones por las que:<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Te vac\u00edan los bolsillos.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schultz dice que la parte m\u00e1s extensa del proceso de preparaci\u00f3n comienza el d\u00eda anterior a la colonoscopia. Es una limpieza completa de los intestinos y la soluci\u00f3n preparatoria, junto con una dieta de l\u00edquidos claros, pueden hacer que te sientas inc\u00f3modo y hambriento, pero Schultz dice que muchos pacientes lo toman como una especie de purga.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEncontr\u00e1s todo ese chicle que est\u00e1 pegado ah\u00ed adentro\u201d, dice Schultz, \u201calgo que algunas personas esperan con ansias\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Tendr\u00e1s una gran siesta.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLes damos medicaci\u00f3n a los pacientes para que se duerman\u201d, explica. \u201cA la gente le encanta porque es un sue\u00f1o tranquilo y reparador, y luego se despiertan despu\u00e9s del procedimiento, \u00a1a veces pregunt\u00e1ndose cu\u00e1ndo vamos a empezar!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Le brinda tranquilidad a usted y a sus seres queridos.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El c\u00e1ncer de colon es la tercera causa principal de muertes por c\u00e1ncer tanto en hombres como en mujeres, por lo que hacerse los ex\u00e1menes de detecci\u00f3n recomendados le salva el trasero y la tranquilidad.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posiblemente la mejor parte de hacerse una colonoscopia es el hecho de que est\u00e1s previniendo la posibilidad de desarrollar c\u00e1ncer de colon. Detectar los p\u00f3lipos y extirparlos es la forma ideal de aliviar la preocupaci\u00f3n y la inquietud por este tipo de c\u00e1ncer, uno que realmente puedes atajar de ra\u00edz.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Estar\u00e1s en el \u201clado bueno\u201d de las estad\u00edsticas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La tasa de supervivencia a cinco a\u00f1os para el c\u00e1ncer de colon encontrado en etapa local es del 90 por ciento y la tasa de supervivencia a cinco a\u00f1os para el c\u00e1ncer encontrado en etapa regional es del 70 por ciento.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una vez que el c\u00e1ncer ha avanzado a una etapa distante, las tasas de supervivencia caen dr\u00e1sticamente a 12 por ciento; as\u00ed que, mant\u00e9nlo localizado haci\u00e9ndote ex\u00e1menes de detecci\u00f3n a los 50 a\u00f1os o cuando un doctor te lo recomiende.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Es algo que ocurre una vez cada d\u00e9cada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Te limpias los dientes cada seis meses y lavas tus platos todos los d\u00edas, pero solo necesitas limpiarte el colon y hacerte ex\u00e1menes cada 10 a\u00f1os, y despu\u00e9s de los 75 a\u00f1os puedes dejar de hacerlo.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPara las personas con riesgo promedio, se recomienda que se hagan una colonoscopia cada 10 a\u00f1os, lo cual no est\u00e1 tan mal\u201d, dice el Dr. Schultz. \u201cY qui\u00e9n sabe, dentro de 10 a\u00f1os podr\u00edamos estar usando el tricorder de Star Trek y no necesitar\u00edamos colonoscopias. Sin embargo, hoy en d\u00eda es una de las mejores cosas que puedes hacer para prevenir el c\u00e1ncer de colon\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conocidos por su experiencia en la detecci\u00f3n temprana y prevenci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer, Mountain Surgical Associates realiza colonoscopias y endoscopias en Vail Valley Medical Center. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, visite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vvmc.com\/colonoscopy\">www.vvmc.com\/colonoscopia<\/a>. Se pueden programar citas llamando al (970) 479-5036.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOBRE MOUNTAIN SURGICAL ASSOCIATES<\/strong><br>Con algunos de los cirujanos m\u00e1s respetados de Colorado en nuestro equipo, el Vail Valley Medical Center tiene la suerte de contar con Mountain Surgical Associates (MSA). Reconocida por su experiencia en atenci\u00f3n de emergencias y traumatolog\u00eda, as\u00ed como en la detecci\u00f3n temprana y el tratamiento del c\u00e1ncer, MSA atiende de lunes a viernes, de 8:00 a. m. a 4:30 p. m., en Vail, Edwards y Eagle. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, visite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vvmc.com\/colonoscopy\">www.vvmc.com\/colonoscopia<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VAIL CO&#8211;March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month but how much do you really want to be aware of your colon? Answer: enough to keep it cancer free. 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