Colon Cancer Treatment,Tips of Cancer

Preparing for Colon Cancer Treatment

The doctor develops a colon cancer treatment plan to fit each person's needs. Treatment for colon cancer depends mainly on the location of the tumor in the colon and the stage of the disease. The doctor can describe the treatment choices and the expected results
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Treatment Methods

Colon cancer treatment may involve surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Depending on the stage and a variety of other factors relating to the colon cancer, some people have a combination of treatments. The treatment of colon cancer is sometimes different from rectal cancer.
Treatments for colon and rectal cancer are described separately. At any stage of colorectal cancer, treatments are available to control pain and other symptoms and to relieve side effects of therapy.
People with colon cancer may want to talk to the doctor about taking part in a clinical trial, a research study of new colon cancer treatment methods.

Colon Cancer Surgery

Surgery is the most common treatment for colon cancer. It is a type of local therapy. It treats the cancer in the colon or rectum and the area close to the tumor.
A small malignant polyp may be removed from the colon or upper rectum with a colonoscope. Some small tumors in the lower rectum can be removed through the anus without a colonoscope.
For a larger cancer, the surgeon makes an incision into the abdomen to remove the tumor and part of the healthy colon or rectum. Some nearby lymph nodes also may be removed. The surgeon checks the rest of the intestine and the liver to see if the cancer has spread.