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Colorectal Cancer News
What is Colorectal cancer?
Cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer, and cancer that begins in the rectum is called rectal cancer. Cancers affecting either of these organs also may be called colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer occurs when some of the cells that line the colon or the rectum become abnormal and grow out of control. The abnormal growing cells create a tumor, which is the cancer.
Colon cancer, when discovered early, is highly treatable. Even if it spreads into nearby lymph nodes, surgical treatment followed by chemotherapy is highly successful. In the most difficult cases - when the cancer has metastasized to the liver, lungs or other sites - treatment can prolong and add to one's quality of life.
Study identifies strategy for improved screening for type of hereditary colorectal cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 17 12
New study aims to predict risk of cancer
• Lung Cancer news • • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 17 12
Folic acid doesn’t cut risk of colon polyps: study
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 15 12
Surgeons investigate whether rural colon cancer patients fare worse than urban patients
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 04 12
Study: can daily aspirin help ward off cancer?
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Aug 13 12
Removing colon polyps tied to lower cancer risk
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jul 24 12
Which doctor does your colonoscopy may matter
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jun 16 12
No link seen between bone drugs, colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jun 07 12
OK to Stay with Avastin in Colon Cancer Tx
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jun 02 12
Younger colon cancer patients have worse prognosis at diagnosis, yet better survival
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 31 12
Latest research examines colorectal cancer risk factors
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 22 12
Sigmoidoscopy an option for colon cancer screening
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 21 12
Discovery of mechanisms predicting response to new treatments in colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 20 12
Colon cancer risk when a first-degree relative has precancerous polyps is not clear
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 14 12
Colon cancer test may not require laxatives: study
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 14 12
Blood pressure drugs don’t protect against colorectal cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 13 12
Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • May 10 12
‘Undy 5000’ to fight colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Apr 20 12
There’s an App for Colon Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Apr 20 12
Breakthrough discovery unveils ‘master switches’ in colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Apr 12 12
Mayo Clinic study identifies optimal gene targets for new colon cancer test
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Apr 03 12
New App Available in the Fight Against Colon Cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 27 12
Poor colonoscopy prep hides pre-cancerous polyps
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 27 12
UT MD Anderson Patient: Colorectal Cancer Not Just For Those 50 and Older
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 24 12
Study Shows Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates High in Patients with Multiple Health Problems
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 21 12
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