COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Colon most cancers is a quickly rising illness that’s being present in a youthful demographic of individuals.Statistically, the illness was present in sufferers ages 50 and better with the main demographic being African American males. With this, the healthcare suppliers at John B. Amos Most cancers Heart actively deal with sufferers.WRBL interviewed a present colon most cancers affected person at John B. Amos who informed us what it’s prefer to reside with this illness.William Gunn was identified in 2019 with colorectal most cancers on the age of 43.My way of life has modified dramatically. I needed to change my food regimen, my consuming habits, the way in which I transfer, the way in which I journey. Oh, something you may consider it modified in that that approach. I’m nonetheless unbiased. If I can rise up, its in keeping with how I really feel that morning once I get up, if I really feel sluggish down hurting, it’s going to be a nasty day for me. But when I really feel like this morning once I awoke, I felt, okay, it’s going to be okay. It’s a very good day as a result of I push myself by it to maintain going.William GunnGunn, who’s a sports activities fan, informed WRBL about an episode that turned a enjoyable soccer weekend right into a nightmare. Gunn says he attended the Magic Metropolis Basic for his birthday weekend and felt fantastic, however as he awoke the subsequent morning he mentioned, “I can’t transfer. I’m hurting from my neck down, so I rise up and take my most cancers medication that eases it up about 2%.”He continues by saying, “I pressured myself to rise up, get in my automobile, and depart to return residence. I wasn’t feeling effectively, so I finished at a gasoline station and drunk a soda. 5-10 minutes later, I’m vomiting in every single place. The whole lot, Each shade. After about 20- half-hour I depart. Each half-hour I pull over on the facet of the highway and throw up.”He additionally mentioned, “After I bought to the hospital- my good friend tells me, however I don’t remember- I handed out 3 times. I used to be admitted from Piedmont Midtown to Piedmont Northside. I had a surgical procedure Tuesday morning, an emergency surgical procedure Wednesday morning as a result of they needed to reduce me open much more and stick tubes in my nostril, my throat, my abdomen, my personal space, my backside to suck the whole lot out as a result of it had backed up so unhealthy that medical doctors mentioned if I might’ve waited any longer I might’ve died.”Gunn, who’s 45 years outdated now, says that the episodes are about the identical as this one. He now has stage 4 colon most cancers as a result of most cancers rising barely and spreading into his bones.WRBL additionally had the prospect to talk with Gunn’s oncologist, Dr. Suresh Nukala who’s an attending doctor at John B. Amos Most cancers Heart in Columbus.Nukala informed WRBL, “It’s a preventable most cancers to some extent. That’s distinctive from most different cancers. We could detect most cancers however can not all the time forestall it.”It’s because colon most cancers is accessible for early detection, so there are procedures that may deal with the most cancers in its early phases and diminish it.Nukala mentioned {that a} change in way of life might help to maintain this most cancers preventable like altering your food regimen, reducing alcohol consumption and quitting smoking.Nukala recommends all get checked sooner slightly than later. Piedmont presents Colon Most cancers screenings and a number of therapies for many who do have the illness. For the newest information, climate, sports activities, and streaming video, head to WRBL.