Does diet really help ot prevent colon cancer?

1.0 Introduction
Cancer affects our cells, the body’s basic unit of life. To understand cancer, it is helpful to know what happens when normal cells become cancerous.
1.1 Definition of colon
The colon is a part of the digestive system. It is actually a muscular tube that has an average length of 1.8m and its function is to absorb excess nutrients and water from food material and blocks the material passing through the digestive tract. It also store waste product known as stool, which is converted by bacteria. It is divided into 4 sections ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon. The ascending colon is on the right side of the abdomen extended upward from the cesium. The transverse colon encompasses the left side of the upper abdomen. In the area slightly below the transverse colon and towards pelvis is the descending colon. The last section of colon, the sigmoid colon as connected to the rectum. The inner lining of the colon is slick, which make...