Colon Cancer Symptoms: 5 uncommon signs and ways to reduce your risk, as per top Harvard doc-scientist

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world today, and is increasingly targeting even young people, under 45 years of age. The condition is caused by an uncontrolled growth of cells in the colon or rectum, often starting as a polyp. While sometimes, colon cancer can be genetic as well, most of the times it can be traced back to everyday lifestyle habits, that we usually brush off as ‘harmless’. However, over a period of time, these habits or foods wreak havoc on your colon, which can turn into cancer. Dr Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH, and Harvard doc-scientist, reveals five easy ways through which you can keep colon cancer risk at bay. Also look out for some uncommon symptoms as well…