How quickly do colorectal cancers progress once symptoms like blood in stool show? no symps just always have high anxiety about getting cancer.

Here are a few items: You can read up, become knowledgeable which will remove your fear of Colon cancer. This is an easily detected cancer and is curable when detected early. So all you have to do is know about the symptoms(rectal bleeding) and if needed get yur Colon checked with a colonoscope which gives you peace of mind for 10 years. So it is rather slow growing and gives you ample time to get rid of it, if ever ne

Surveillance: The fact that you are worried -- whether or not the actual risk is worth it -- is a reason itself to begin getting occasional colonoscopies. If there's a family history, all the more reasons. In the absence of the non-polyposis colon cancer family syndromes, colon cancers are usually preceeded by benign polyps removable for cure. Ask whether you can start intensive surveillance now.